Shipworm (species: Unidentified Shipworm) in Lizard Island area: all known taxa (Lizard Island Field Guide)
Unidentified Shipworm
Shipworm


©Gale Spring: A piece of driftwood that has been occupied by Unidentified Shipworm. These bivalves eat the wood and secrete a calcareous lining to the tubes they create which can be seen here. Found on the Lizard Island lagoon shoreline.

©Gale Spring: A piece of driftwood that has been occupied by Unidentified Shipworm. These bivalves eat the wood and secrete a calcareous lining to the tubes they create which can be seen here. Found on the Lizard Island lagoon shoreline.

©Gale Spring: A piece of driftwood that has been occupied by Unidentified ShipwormThese bivalves eat the wood and secrete a calcareous lining to the tubes they create which can be seen here. Found on the Lizard Island lagoon shoreline.
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Mollusca
Class Bivalvia
Order Myida
Family Teredinidae
Species Unidentified Shipworm

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