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Common Name: shipworm
Synonyms and Other Names: deep-cleft shipworm
Taxonomy: available through 
Identification: The shell valve is located at the front end of worm-like body; entire animal can be several inches long; fertilization may be internal and larvae may be retained in a brood pouch; veliger stage reached in 24 hours and last 3-4 weeks.
Size: shell height about 4 mm
Native Range:
Southwestern Pacific Ocean.
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Interactive maps: Continental US, Alaska, Hawaii, Caribbean
Nonindigenous Occurrences: Barnegat Bay, New Jersey in 1974. Collected in Hawaii.
Means of Introduction:
Status:
Impact of Introduction: Can cause destroy of untreated wooden structures (docks, boats).
Remarks: Adapted for boring into wood; established in warmwater effluents of power plants. Image is Teredo species.
References
Other Resources:
Teredo spp. (ANS Clearinghouse Bibliography)
Author: Amy Benson
Revision Date: 4/21/2004 Citation for this information:
Amy Benson. 2009. Teredo furcifera. USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database, Gainesville, FL.
<http://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/FactSheet.asp?speciesID=139> Revision Date: 4/21/2004
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