Ecology of Teredo navalis
 
Main Ref. Bernard, F.R., Y.Y. Cai and B. Morton, 1993
Remarks Found in intertidal areas in timber (Ref. 75831). Wood borer (Ref. 104365).

Aquatic zones / Water bodies

Marine - Neritic Marine - Oceanic Brackishwater Freshwater
Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies
  • supra-littoral zone
  • littoral zone
  • sublittoral zone
  • epipelagic
  • mesopelagic
  • epipelagic
  • abyssopelagic
  • hadopelagic
  • estuaries/lagoons/brackish seas
  • mangroves
  • marshes/swamps
  • rivers/streams
  • lakes/ponds
  • caves
  • exclusively in caves
Highighted items on the list are where Teredo navalis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic;
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
Associations
Associated with Symbiotic cellulolytic nitrogen-fixing bacteria in epithelial cells of the gills, which produce enzymes that facilitate digestion of wood (Ref. 76971).
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit other
Feeding habit Ref.

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method original sample unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items
Ref.
Ref. [ e.g. 3742]
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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