Ecology of Teredo navalis
| Main Ref. | Bernard, F.R., Y.Y. Cai and B. Morton, 1993 |
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| Remarks | Found in intertidal areas in timber (Ref. 75831). Wood borer (Ref. 104365). |
Aquatic zones / Water bodies
| Marine - Neritic | Marine - Oceanic | Brackishwater | Freshwater | |
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| Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies |
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Habitat
| Substrate | Benthic; |
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| Substrate Ref. | Turgeon, D.D., W.G. Lyons, P. Mikkelsen, G. Rosenberg and F. Moretzsohn, 2009 |
| Special habitats | Other habitats: burrows; vegetation ( driftwood ); pilings; boat hulls; |
| Special habitats Ref. | Didziulis, V., 2007 |
Associations
| Ref. | Harms, J., 1993 |
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| Associations | |
| Associated with | Symbiotic cellulolytic nitrogen-fixing bacteria in epithelial cells of the gills, which produce enzymes that facilitate digestion of wood (Ref. 76971). |
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feeding
| Feeding type | mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19) |
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| Feeding habit | other |
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Trophic Level(s)
| Estimation method | original sample | unfished population | Remark | ||
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| Troph | s.e. | Troph | s.e. | ||
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