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Tridacna maxima Röding 1798    

Small Giant Clam


Boris Laffineur (2011)

Classification

KINGDOM

Animalia

PHYLUM

Mollusca

CLASS

Bivalvia

ORDER

Veneroida

FAMILY

Cardiidae

GENUS

Tridacna

SPECIES

Tridacna maxima

COMMON NAMES

Small Giant Clam


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Parasitism


Commensalism


Mutualism


Life History & Behaviour

Behaviour


Natural History

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References & More Information

Bibliographies

Bibliographies


Andrefouet S."The remarkable population size of the endangered clam Tridacna maxima assessed in Fangatau Atoll (Eastern Tuamotu, French Polynesia) using in situ and remote sensing data" 2005. ICES Journal of Marine Science, Vol. 62, pp. 1037-1048


Ambariyanto "Effect of nutrient enrichment in the field on the biomass, growth and calcification of the giant clam Tridacna maxima" 1997. Marine Biology. Vol. 129, pp. 635-642


Apte D. "Monitoring densities of the giant clam Tridacna maxima in the Lakshadweep Archipelago" 2010. Marine Biodiversity Records. Vol. 3, issue 78, page 1-9.

Belda A."Nutrient limitation in the giant clam-zooxanthellae symbiosis: effects of nutrient supplements on growth of the symbiotic partners". 1993. Marine Biology. Volume 117, Number 4, pp.655-664


Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna an Flora (CITES) "Twenty-second meeting of the Animals Committee" . 2006.


Elfwing T. "A comparison between sites of growth, physiological performance and stress responses in transplanted Tridacna gigas"2003. Aquaculture. Vol. 219, pp. 815–828


Ellis S. "Spawning and Early Larval Rearing of Giant Clams (Bivalvia: Tridacnidae)". 1998. Center for Tropical and Subtropical Aquaculture. Publication No. 130


Gomez, E. D. "Achievements and lessons learned in restocking giant clams in the Philippines". 2006. Fisheries Research. Volume 80, pp. 46–52.


Humes A.G. "Cyclopoid copepods associated with tridacnidae in the moluccas" 1976. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. Vol. 89, pp. 491-508


Junemie M. "Growth and survival of hatchery-bred giant clams (Tridacna gigas) in an ocean nursery in Sagay Marine Reserve, Philippines". 2010. Aquacult Int. Vol 18, pp.19–33.


Neo M.L. "Can artificial substrates enriched with crustose coralline algae enhance larval settlement and recruitment in the fluted giant clam (Tridacna squamosa)?"2009. Hydrobiologia. Vol. 25, pp.83–90


Norton J.H."The Zooxanthellal Tubular System in the Giant Clam"1992. Biol. Bull. Vol. 183, pp. 503-506.


Smith D.J. "Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in the Clam Tridacna maxima from the Great Barrier Reef, Australia" 1984. Environ. Sei. Technol. Vol 18, pp. 353-358


Todd P. A "Polymorphism and crypsis in the boring giant clam (Tridacna crocea): potential strategies against visual predators" 2009. Hydrobiologia. Vol 635, pp.37–43.


Wells S. "Tridacna maxima. In: IUCN 2011"1996. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1.


Wells, S.M. "The IUCN Invertebrate Red Data Book". 1983. IUCN. Gland, Switzerland.

Wilkens L.A. "The Visual System of the Giant Clam Tridacna: Behavioral Adaptations" 1986. Biological Bulletin. Vol. 170, No. 3, pp. 393-408