University of Hawaii Manoa: Tubeworms Coat Ships, Propellers, Facilities, Get Signals From Bacteria
August 15, 2024
August 15, 2024
MANOA, Hawaii, Aug. 15 (TNSres) -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release:
The marine tubeworm Hydroides elegans is a major problem for the shipping industry, as it coats the hulls and propellers of ships, as well as piers, nets of mariculture facilities, and the pipes that bring cooling sea water to electrical and industrial facilities. But what causes this marine invertebrate--that starts as a tiny, swimming larva--to settle onto a surface and tran . . .
The marine tubeworm Hydroides elegans is a major problem for the shipping industry, as it coats the hulls and propellers of ships, as well as piers, nets of mariculture facilities, and the pipes that bring cooling sea water to electrical and industrial facilities. But what causes this marine invertebrate--that starts as a tiny, swimming larva--to settle onto a surface and tran . . .