Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Teredo aegyptia Roch, 1935, Teredo balatro Iredale, 1932, Teredo batilliformis Clapp, 1924, Teredo fragilis Tate, 1888, Teredo grobbai Moll, 1937, Teredo hiloensis Edmondson, 1942, Teredo shawi Iredale, 1932 (Horton et al., 2021). Note: "Miller 1966 (as unidentified shipworms; specimens examined and identified by Nancy Treneman at the California Academy of Sciences, January 2019); Cruz 1996 (1989 collections)" Carlton, et al. (2019).

Origin: Introduced - established

Year of first record: 1964

Mode of introduction: Accidental

Introduction Pathway: Stowaway

Subpathway: Hitchhiker on transport vehicles/cargo

Introduced status: Naturalized

Invasive status: Under watch

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