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Shipworm as tamilok. In Palawan and Aklan in the Philippines, the shipworm is called tamilok and is eaten as a delicacy. It is prepared as kinilaw—that is, raw (cleaned) but marinated with vinegar or lime juice, chopped chili peppers and onions, a process very similar to shrimp ceviche.
Kuphus polythalamius (known as giant tamilok) is a species of shipworm, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Teredinidae. Description
In 2017, the shipworms were formally researched on by local and international scientists. The research confirmed that the giant Kalamansig tamilok is kuphus polythalamia and is the largest species of its kind in the world. Due to the research, Kamalansig became the first and only known permanent natural habitat of the endangered species.
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Teredo navalis, commonly called the naval shipworm or turu, [2] is a species of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Teredinidae. This species is the type species of the genus Teredo .
The bivalve has returned to Newark Bay and New York Harbor thanks to cleaner water. The Port Authority is spending $180 million on repairs.
Kuphus is a genus of shipworms, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Teredinidae.While there are four extinct species in the genus, [2] the only extant species is Kuphus polythalamius (also incorrectly spelled as Kuphus polythalamia).
The shipworm removes the cap by reabsorbing - back into its body - the calcium from which the cap was made. The valve is thus exposed and the shipworm then uses the valve to burrow down further into the mud to find a new supply of food.