Ecology Summary - Teredo navalis

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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
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Remark
From diet composition
From individual food items
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