APHOTOMARINE

An educational resource dedicated mainly to the photography
and diversity of marine life that can be found in coastal waters
and intertidal areas of Great Britain and Ireland by David Fenwick.

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Naval or Great shipworm
Teredo navalis
- shell valve interior 1

Naval or Great shipworm
Teredo navalis
- shell valve exterior 1

Naval or Great shipworm
Teredo navalis
- shell valves pair 1

Naval or Great shipworm
Teredo navalis
- paddle / pallet 1

Naval or Great shipworm
Teredo navalis
- paddle / pallet 2

The specimens above are from the collection of Stella Turk M.B.E., which is now in the care of the author of this website. The specimens were collected at Yarmouth, possibly during the first qarter of the 20th century. The specimens were photographed on 13.05.16.

There are currently 12 species of shipworms that have been found in the UK, some are considered native, some are not. I say currently because there's always the chance of finding something new on wood that has floated around the Atlantic for some time.

Species found in the UK -
Lyrodus bipartitus
Lyrodus pedicellatus
Psiloteredo megotara
Teredo navalis
Teredora malleolus
Teredothyra excavata
Bankia bipennata
Bankia fimbriatula
Bankia gouldi
Nausitora fusticula
Nototeredo norvagica
Spathoteredo spatha

If anyone has material of species not featured here and are prepared to loan them to me, please get in touch. E-Mail.

The main objective of this website is in furthering environmental awareness and education through the medium of photography. To increase awareness and access to the wildlife of the region and help

people find and identify it. Sometimes the difference between species is obvious but many species can only be determined by observing microscopic characteristics that are specific to any one species.

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