Animals of Ships, Floats and Piles

Shows how marine animals use hulls of ships, the undersurface of floats, and the supporting piles of docks and wharves as places of habitation. Considers first those animals who live on these structures without damaging them: the feather duster tube worms, turnicates, hydroids, barnacles, and sea slugs. Also discusses the destructive animals including the teredo or "shipworm" and the Limnoria. Illustrates how they attack and destroy wood. Uses film sequences and specimens from the studio aquarium to point out the physical characteristics and habits of these animals. (KCTS) Kinescope.

More in In ANIMALS OF THE SEASHORE

  1. ANIMAL ASSOCIATIONS
  2. ANIMALS OF THE EXPOSED ROCKY BEACH
  3. ANIMALS OF THE EXPOSED SANDY BEACH
  4. ANIMALS OF THE PROTECTED ROCKY BEACH
  5. BASIC RESEARCH IN MARINE BIOLOGY
  6. CLASSIFICATION OF MARINE ANIMALS
  7. ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF THE SHORE
  8. PLANKTON
  9. SEASHORE: ITS FEATURES AND INHABITANTS
  10. EMBRYOLOGY 1949
  11. Animals in Deep Water 1959
  12. Animals of Ships, Floats and Piles 1959
  13. Animals of the Muddy Beach 1959
  14. Animals of the Protected Sandy Beach 1959
  15. The Molding and Nature of the Shore 1959

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Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, format, description, catalog record
  2. Educational film guide. Supplements (1959-62) — title, catalog record