Teredo furcifera

Teredo furcifera
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Myida
Family:	Teredinidae
Genus:	Teredo
Species:	T. furcifera
Binomial name
Teredo furcifera E. von Martens, 1894

Teredo furcifera is a species of saltwater clam. Originally described from Indonesia in 1894, Teredo furcifera has been collected in tropical regions around the world. Introduced specimens have been collected on the East and West Coasts of North America. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Morphology

Like other shipworms, T. furcifera has a long, soft body adapted for burrowing into wood. It uses small, calcareous shell valves at the anterior end to rasp and bore into the wood. The species also has specialized structures called pallets at the posterior end, which block the burrow entrance when the animal retracts inside. ^[4]

References

1. "Teredo furcifera deep-cleft shipworm". Nemesis. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
2. "Teredo furcifera E. von Martens, 1894". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 29 May 2025.
3. "Deep-cleft Shipworm (Teredo furcifera) | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service". www.fws.gov. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
4. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Teredo furcifera". FishBase . Retrieved 29 May 2025.