Gribble

Limnoria tripunctata

In Lake Merritt 2

Like shipworms, you're more likely to find their burrows than the actual organisms, but check pieces of driftwood for their characteristic burrow markings.

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  1. (c) Ken-ichi Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Ken-ichi Ueda
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Region of origin Japan
Method of introduction ship fouling
Category Crustaceans