Shipworm

Great shipworm; Paalworm.

Teredo navalis, in a piece of timber: P, pallet; SS, siphons; T, tube; V, valve of shell.

Teredo navalis L.:. V, valves of shell; T, tube; P, pallets; SS, siphons

Teredo navalis from Port Costa:. Pallets

Teredo navalis from Port Costa:. Posterior end, showing pallets and siphons, enlarged

Teredo navalis from Port Costa:. Entire animal...

Shells of Teredo navalis.

Teredo navalis (Linnaeus).

Taret commun. Teredo navalis

Description: English: Timber tunnelings by Teredo navalis, the Teredo Worm. Stevenston Beach, North Ayrshire, Scotland. Date: 17 January 2013, 14:31:12. Source: Own work. Author: Rosser1954.

Description: English: Upper figure: inside of the shell; Lower figure: outside of the shell. Date: 18 May 2011. Source: De dieren van van Nederland - Weekdieren. Author: J.A. Herklots.

Description: Deutsch: Körper eines Teredo navalis (links) und seine Lebensweise in einem Duckdalben aus Lärche nach vier Jahren Einsatz im Norderneyer Hafen (rechts). Date: 19 May 2016. Source: Own work. Author: Tone4751.

Description: Deutsch: Körper eines Teredo navalis und Lebensweise in einem Duckdalben aus Lärche nach vier Jahren Einsatz im Norderneyer Hafen. Date: 19 May 2016. Source: Own work. Author: Tone4751.