Special cells in giant clams shift the wavelength of light to protect them from UV radiation and increase the photosynthetic activity of their symbionts, shows research KAUST. Using special cells, known as iridocytes, the clams can manipulate light via layers…
Red Sea Tridacna Clams Shine Best Under Daylight
Red Sea cams haven’t been in the aquarium hobby for over two decades but at long last, they have begun spreading around Europe through Dejong Marine Life and America via ACI Aquaculture. The three species from the fabled Red Sea…
Tridacna costata: new pics and vid really show what makes this rare giant clam unique
You know, when the first reports surfaced of a new giant clam species, Tridacna costata, being discovered in the Red Sea using molecular analysis, we were suspicious that this was one of those cryptic species that only only biologists really…
