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Description: | Tridacna clams are native to the tropical waters of the Indian and Pacific oceans. Their valves (the two halves of the shell) normally have broad, brightly coloured lips that contain colonies of algae. The clam and the algae have a symbiotic relationship - they provide each other with nutrients. Some species of tridacna clam grow to very large sizes - the so called Giant Clams. They are harvested in many parts of their range, and the shells are popular as ornaments. | License: | http://www.imagine.org.uk/about/copyright/ | Rights holder: | Tyne & Wear Museums | Subjects: | beyond the North East animals natural world | Source: | Tyne and Wear Imagine | Identifier: | http://www.imagine.org.uk/details/index.... | Go to resource |
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