Simultaneously, giant clams provide a habitat for algae and other marine life in areas of the ocean often deprived of food. This special filter-feeding system allows giant clams (Tridacna gigas ...

Giant clams are also likely harmed by ocean warming like coral reefs, suffering a similar bleaching response. The proposed designations follow a 2016 petition submitted by biologist Dwayne Meadows and ...

Apr. 26—After years out of sight, a giant razor clam is showing in Ocean Shores. The 1,500-pound wooden bivalve stands in a newly created pocket park near the Chance A La Mer beach entrance and ...

When the ocean water becomes too warm, the clams expel the algae living in their tissues, similar to what happens to corals during coral bleaching. Without the algae, giant clams can starve.

On July 3 in Panglao, Bohol, free diver Jmee Tiu explored a seabed filled with giant clams. Footage shows dozens of Tridacnids upright across the ocean floor in a mesmerizing underwater scene. These ...

The proposed rule, which is open for public comment through Oct. 23, arrives eight years after biologist Dwayne Meadows petitioned NOAA to protect the giant clams whose range includes parts of the ...

If giant clams ingest the right algae species while swimming through the ocean as larvae, they develop a system of tube-like structures coated with these algae inside their bodies.

In 2006, off the coast of Iceland, a giant ocean quahog clam (Arctica islandica) was dredged from the ocean floor. Like how you can count the rings in a tree to determine its age, it's possible to ...

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The clam was believed to be the oldest of its species in captivity worldwide. It was more than 40 years old. The aquarium acquired the giant clam from a clam farm in Palau about 30 years ago.