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The giant clam, known for its colorful cape-like mantle, wavy shell and astonishing size ... Similar to corals, these massive ...

Learn about the giant clam's new critically endangered status and the urgent efforts to protect this marine giant.

The giant clam is now in danger of going extinct after its population plunged by more than 80% over the last century.

The giant clam, known for its colorful cape-like mantle, wavy shell and astonishing ... live in a mutually beneficial relationship with algae inside their bodies. While T. gigas provide shelter ...

Giant clams are critically endangered, with populations down 80% due to overfishing and climate change. Conservationists are ...

There are a few bioluminescent bivalves, but once again, the disco clam does things its own way. Instead of producing light, it reflects it. The edge of its red, tentacled mantle has two distinct ...

Like coral, they have a symbiotic relationship with microalgae. The clams provide algae with a place to live and photosynthesize, and in exchange, algae gives the clam byproducts of photosynthesis ...

Some species, such as giant clams, must open their shells to give the algae the sunlight they need. But smaller relatives called heart cockles are able to nourish their internal algae farms ...