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New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research abstractsDistribution of shipworms (Bivalvia: Teredinidae) in the New Zealand regionJ. L. McKoy*Marine Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Victoria University of Wellington, Private Bag, Wellington, New ZealandBankia neztalia was found in temperate waters around New Zealand, mainly south of New Plymouth and Tauranga. Bankia australis was found in warm-temperate waters north of Nelson; it requires water temperatures above 19-20°c for successful breeding and is euryhaline. Lyrodus pedicellatus also occurred in warm-temperate waters north of Nelson and had a lower water temperature limit for survival of about 10 °c. Lyrodus medilobatus occurred in warm-temperate waters on the north-east coast of the North Island north of Tauranga. Nototeredo edax is uncommon and occurred over the same range as B. australis. Abstract Bankia neztalia was found in temperate waters around New Zealand, mainly south of New Plymouth and Tauranga. Bankia australis was found in warm-temperate waters north of Nelson; it requires water temperatures above 19-20°c for successful breeding and is euryhaline. Lyrodus pedicellatus also occurred in warm-temperate waters north of Nelson and had a lower water temperature limit for survival of about 10 °c. Lyrodus medilobatus occurred in warm-temperate waters on the north-east coast of the North Island north of Tauranga. Nototeredo edax is uncommon and occurred over the same range as B. australis.The presence of shipworms in wood collected from depths of greater than 50 m around New Zealand is reported. Teredoraprincesae is recorded from driftwood around New Zealand. Keywords Teredinidae; shipworms; distribution; dispersal. New Zealand Journal of Marine & Freshwater Research, 1980, 14(3): 263-275
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