Giant clam
SpeciesMolluscs
The largest living bivalve mollusc, Tridacna gigas of Indo-Pacific coral reefs.
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Giant clam
- Molluscs
Tridacna gigas, commonly called the giant clam, is the best-known species in the genus Tridacna and the largest living bivalve mollusc. It inhabits shallow coral reefs across the Indo-Pacific, including areas near the Philippines, Malaysia, and the South China Sea. Adults are sessile and obtain most nutrition through symbiotic zooxanthellae living in their mantle tissues. Populations are declining, and the species has disappeared from many former habitats.
- Scientific name
- Tridacna gigas
- Habitat
- Flat coral sand or broken coral, to depths of 20 m
- Nutrition
- Most adult nutrition comes from symbiotic zooxanthellae
Sources and credits
Sources and credits
- Article
- Giant clam (English Wikipedia)
- Wikidata
- Q751784
- Text
- Card text is adapted from the English Wikipedia article by an automated summary. Wikipedia content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for its contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Article history and contributors
- Illustration
- By Charles J. Sharp. CC BY-SA 4.0 · File page on Wikimedia CommonsCharles J. Sharp, Own work, from Sharp Photography, sharpphotography.co.ukModifications: Resized and converted to WebP
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