Abstract Giant clams (Hippopus and Tridacna species) are thought to play various
ecological roles in coral reef ecosystems, but most of these have not previously been …

Kima (Giant clam) merupakan kelompok kerang laut yang termasuk dalam anggota Famili
Cardiidae dan Kelas Bivalvia. Kima merupakan salah satu komoditas perdagangan …

Giant clams, the largest living bivalves, live in close association with coral reefs throughout
the Indo-Pacific. These iconic invertebrates perform numerous important ecological roles as …

Africa to the Pitcairn Islands (32 E to 128 W), and from southern Japan to Western Australia
(24 N to 15 S). Geographic distribution of the 12 currently recognized species is not even …

Here we consider the growing knowledge on symbiotic polychaetes since this particular
group of worms, and their relationships with their hosts, were reviewed by Martin & Britayev …

Giant clams are reef-dwelling bivalves that reach unusual sizes through a partnership with
photosymbiotic algae. To date, no shell-based biogeochemical proxy has been found which …

Tropical giant clams of the subfamily Tridacninae, including the species Tridacna maxima,
are unique among bivalves as they live in a symbiotic relationship with unicellular algae and …

Iridocytes, containing multiple stacks of proteinaceous platelets and crystalized guanine,
alternating with thin cytoplasm sheets, are specialized cells that act as multilayer nano …

Giant clam shells provide a solid substrate for various species of epibionts. Yet, it is not well
known how epibiont communities vary among populations of different giant clam species …

Giant clams are conspicuous bivalves inhabiting Indo-Pacific reefs. Since Rosewater's
seminal paper in 1965, the number of giant clam species described or resurrected has …