Species Regional Summary
Teredo furcifera
Great South Bay ( M050 )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: Long Island/NY/Oyster Bay (on hull of "Bounty II", wooden sailing ship) (1962, Turner 1966, worms survived the winter, eggs fertilized, larval development was started but not completed)

Geographic Extent

ong Island/NY/Oyster Bay (on hull of "Bounty II", wooden sailing ship) (1962, Turner 1966, worms survived the winter, eggs fertilized, larval development was started but not completed)

Vectors

Level Vector
Probable Hull Fouling

Regional Impacts

References

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