• Sea anemones are close relatives of corals. (answers.com)
  • Coral themselves are cnidarians, a group that includes anemones and jellyfish. (askaussieanimals.com)
  • More than a thousand species of sea anemones inhabit Earth's oceans. (askaussieanimals.com)
  • During the development of ClorAm-X, successful shipping tests were conducted with a wide variety of marine invertebrates: shrimp (e.g. penaeids and Stenopus hispidus ), Octopus bimaculoides , American lobster, Turbo and Conus snails, Aplysia , various squid species, tropical and cold-water sea stars and sea cucumbers, Metridium and Condylactis anemones, and hermatypic corals (e.g. (reedmariculture.com)
  • Be amazed by anemones, sea cucumbers, and the algae on the lower shores close to the waves. (tekweni.co.za)
  • But the analogy is false: coral polyps, whose chalky external skeletons comprise the solid substance of a coral reef, are invertebrate animals related to sea anemones. (searchoflife.com)
  • Unlike anemones, however, the soft, many-headed body of a coral polyp has a hard casing, which it creates in much the same way as a snail builds its shell. (searchoflife.com)
  • Without the algae, coral polyps would be simply sea anemones living in colonies, and coral reefs would not exist. (searchoflife.com)
  • Human skin is coated with oils and bacteria, which can damage marine wildlife such as corals and sea anemones. (passions.com.au)
  • The survey team estimates about 50% of the hard corals we saw were bleaching, 50% for leathery soft corals and 10% for sea anemones. (blogspot.com)
  • Sea anemones and purple sun-stars can be found in a neighboring tank. (newengland.com)
  • fish There are many decomposers in coral reef but heres one a fan worm.The Main Decomposer is bacteria , a bacteria can live there because of chemosynthisis.There are many thousands of other decomposers which are in coral reef of course but heres a few fungi, worms, slugs, snails, starfish, crustaceans. (rm-systeme.net)
  • Many marine creatures, such as starfish, sea cucumbers and mushroom corals are extremely intricate and delicate, and human hands can crush or damage tiny structures, which can be detrimental to the animal. (passions.com.au)
  • There were starfish and corals of mind-boggling variety and complexity. (sixthseal.com)
  • This is a starfish taken from about 30 meters out to sea. (sixthseal.com)
  • Starfish, or sea stars, are Echinoderms of the Class Asteroidea. (wszystkoodzieciach.com)
  • All live in the ocean, on the sea floor.Many starfish live in deep water, others in shallow water. (wszystkoodzieciach.com)
  • Starfish can also grow to extremely large sizes- the Sunflower sea star (Pycnopodia helianthoides) is one of the largest starfishes in the world, reaching a maximum arm span of 3.3 ft. (wszystkoodzieciach.com)
  • Though starfishes seem docile and very slow moving, they are voracious predators of corals, devastating coral reefs - especially the Crown-of-thorns Starfish. (wszystkoodzieciach.com)
  • You would see otter, crabs and sea birds busy searching for food there. (mysabah.com)
  • Even deep-sea fish populations may be affected by this breakdown in the food chain.6.Shrimps, crabs, lobsters, and other crustaceans find protection from predators in crevices or between coral branches. (answers.com)
  • The network of nests is a rich part of our sea, important for juvenile and spawning scallops , as well as for foraging opportunities by young fish, crabs and other shellfish . (communitiesforseas.scot)
  • Additionally, over the years that ClorAm-X has been on the market, it has been used commercially by soft-shell crab distributors to prevent ammonia accumulation during the period the crabs are held before and during their molting. (reedmariculture.com)
  • Some species even live commensally on or inside shells of other molluscs or hermit crabs. (earthlife.net)
  • They say that home is where the heart is, and that is literally true with hermit crabs - they carry the shell that houses them wherever they go. (scienceandthesea.org)
  • Since hermit crabs steal their shells from other creatures, usually sea snails, their shells do not grow with them. (scienceandthesea.org)
  • The visual experiencing of the presence of aquatic lives like fishes, small crabs, sea cucumbers, lobsters and many more such of its fauna, are the auxiliary treat to the eyes. (indiatravelite.com)
  • I saw a Red feather star curled up among some corals, as well as many Hairy crabs , a cluster of squid eggs . (blogspot.com)
  • The Intertidal Touch Tank offers hands-on learning concerning animals found locally such as horseshoe crabs, sea stars, and other small ocean animals. (newengland.com)
  • A visit is not complete without a few minutes spent at the touch tanks, providing visitors with the opportunity to get up close and personal with hermit crabs, horseshoe crabs, and a variety of other small sea creatures. (newengland.com)
  • The banded coral shrimp is an example of a cleaner shrimp. (answers.com)
  • An exception to this is the banded coral shrimp, which waves its long white antennae to attract large fishes. (askaussieanimals.com)
  • Large numbers of these sea stars can devastate reefs, leaving behind only the calcium carbonate skeletons. (answers.com)
  • In dead reefs, recently killed by the crown-of-thorns sea star, larger food and game fish are almost totally absent. (answers.com)
  • Green, loggerhead, and hawksbill sea turtles live in the warm waters of the Great Barrier Reef.10.Sea snakes are rarely found on reefs but do inhabit the waters around reefs in the Indo-Pacific. (answers.com)
  • Besides coral reefs and fish, there are also many wrecks around the island. (peace-love-travel.com)
  • What kind of creatures live in Coral Reefs? (askaussieanimals.com)
  • Some are free-floating but most attach to rocks or coral reefs, where their venomous tentacles wave in the current waiting for passing prey, usually small fish. (askaussieanimals.com)
  • Nemo, the clown anemonefish, can be found on Australia's coral reefs. (askaussieanimals.com)
  • Once a sanctuary from rough seas for Spanish galleons, today Puerto Galera is a thriving watersports town, with a yacht club, cheap beach resorts, and coral reefs teeming with sea life. (brownpau.com)
  • Native oysters, horse, fan and blue mussels, serpulid reefs, flame shells, seagrass, maerl, gravels with burrowing sea cucumbers, cold water corals and Scotland's seafan and sponge communities each play a key role in our seas. (communitiesforseas.scot)
  • Scottish Government recently concluded a consultation looking into whether they should protect this species in Loch Carron, we hope to see them securing the reefs in this area, and others like it, for the long term good of our seas. (communitiesforseas.scot)
  • Flatback sea turtles love to hang out in shallow waters near coral reefs, seagrass beds, and mangroves. (biodb.com)
  • Like coral reefs, which are a transitional ecosystem between oceanic and various coastline ecosystems, including estuaries, the latter form the transitional area between marine and river ecosystems. (rm-systeme.net)
  • These changes in the environmental conditions have resulted in the bleaching and subsequent death of the coral reefs. (rm-systeme.net)
  • When it comes to coastal ecosystems such as mangrove forests, the impact that climate change has on them can be similar to the influence it has on coral reefs. (rm-systeme.net)
  • Occupying less than 0.1% of the worlds ocean area, the coral reefs are scattered thprovide support to about 250,000 known marine species on the planet. (rm-systeme.net)
  • Looking at the most unusual and fascinating of these animals, we find that there is virtually no limit to the huge diversity associated with coral reefs ecosystems. (rm-systeme.net)
  • The Terengganu Marine Park is a protected zone 26 nm north of Kuala Terengganu whose reefs burst with the largest assortment of coral species that peninsular waters have to offer. (diveglobal.com)
  • Under the crystal clear water are splendid coral gardens filled with corals both hard and soft, foliose and gargonian in the shallower regions - along with a captivating variety of fascinating tropical fish, unspoiled reefs and many types of sea creatures. (diveglobal.com)
  • Turning north, he stayed close to the coast to map it accurately, but found himself in the shallow lagoon waters that separate all coral reefs from the shore - here between 10 and 100 miles (16 and 160km) wide. (searchoflife.com)
  • Despite its name, the reef is composed of some 2900 individual interlocking coral reefs and islets, all at different stages of development and separated by narrow, winding channels. (searchoflife.com)
  • To build up reefs, corals depend on single-celled algae that live attached to their bodies in a mutually beneficial relationship. (searchoflife.com)
  • For example, coral polyps form the foundation of coral reefs, which are home to 25% of all ocean species, and oysters, clams and mussels are an important food source for animals and people alike. (oceanconservancy.org)
  • Although they are most commonly found in coral reefs, you can also find sea stars hidden among other forms of aquatic vegetation, including seagrass meadows and kelp forests. (wszystkoodzieciach.com)
  • 7) Nicholas Shell: as seaweeds take over coral reefs are toxic algal blooms more likely? (plymouth.ac.uk)
  • Dating back more than 600 years as a collective work by several dozen generations of fishermen, the book contains not only records of islands and reefs of the South China Sea Islands, including their names, but also such information as the positions of islands, islets and coral reefs, navigational routes, and the distribution of fisheries there. (china-mission.gov.cn)
  • Fishermen from the Hainan Island sustain their lives throughout the year relying on gathering sea cucumbers and snail shells on these islands, and some of them live on these reefs all year round. (china-mission.gov.cn)
  • Sponges have been a part of the coral reef ecosystem from early on. (answers.com)
  • Tips of sea urchin spines can break off and become embedded in the wound. (medscape.com)
  • Sea urchin granuloma is a chronic granulomatous skin disease caused by frequent and successive penetration of sea urchin spines which have not been removed from wounds. (scielo.br)
  • The authors report a typical case of sea urchin granuloma in a fisherman and its therapeutic implications. (scielo.br)
  • severe trauma can be provoked by fish stings, teeth, or spines, and sea urchin spines. (scielo.br)
  • The fat hand-dived mollusc was a classic Overington dish, baked in the shell with a sea urchin butter for a sweet salty kick. (neilsowerby.co.uk)
  • The coral reef ecosystem is a diverse collection of species that interact with each other and the physical environment. (answers.com)
  • There are thousands of shelled mollusc species, ranging from the dangerously venomous cone shells to the file shells flashing with bioluminescence. (askaussieanimals.com)
  • Last week we continued a serial feature from Open Seas , which showcased a few of Scotland's crucially important seafloor species, their history in Scotland's seas, and what the future may hold. (communitiesforseas.scot)
  • The Flame shell is a particularly amazing species, building nests using byssus threads which knit the seabed together forming a reef sometimes many hectares in size. (arrancoast.com)
  • Sea turtle's diet predominantly depends on the age and specific kind of species. (animalsanswers.com)
  • Now let's take a look at the diet of each of the seven species of marine turtles and find out what food do sea turtles eat ! (animalsanswers.com)
  • Out of a total of seven sea turtle species, five of them occur in the coastal waters of Hawaii. (animalsanswers.com)
  • However, the two most common species in the Hawaiian waters are green sea turtle and hawksbill sea turtle. (animalsanswers.com)
  • About 700 species of corals are found in the Indo-Pacific region while only 145 species are found in the Atlantic region. (rm-systeme.net)
  • The largest living structure on Earth, the Great Barrier Reef is a fascinating underwater kingdom , home to thousands of species of coral, fish and other marine creatures. (searchoflife.com)
  • The shell of the Squamosa Clam is also quite intriguing, with distinctions unique to this Tridacna clam species. (animal-world.com)
  • A 3,000-gallon Coral Reef exhibit of more than 40 species of fish, provides a glimpse into the colorful and lively world at the bottom of the ocean. (newengland.com)
  • corals, molluscs, and other marine species are involved. (underwaternomad.com)
  • The Spinulosida are an order of sea stars containing at least 120 species in seven genera and two families. (wszystkoodzieciach.com)
  • Carnivorous snails are capable of drilling holes into clams or other shelled animals and then eating them. (answers.com)
  • Chinese fishermen fishing in the Nansha Islands were mainly to catch sea snails, sea cucumbers, hawksbills, tridacna, etc. (china-mission.gov.cn)
  • In the late Qing Dynasty, with the shells of male snails demanded in international markets as the raw material of high-grade paint for steel sheets, catching male sea snails then became the main part of fishing in the Nansha Islands. (china-mission.gov.cn)
  • The Corals and Sea Anemone ClipArt gallery provides 241 images of corals and sea anemone in the phylum cnidaria. (usf.edu)
  • That's exactly what scientists recently found in the starlet sea anemone, and it raises important questions about the way humans use venom, especially in medicine. (scienceandthesea.org)
  • Anemone corals , Small goniopora coral , Crinkled sandpaper coral , Flowery disk coral , Plate montipora coral and Brain coral . (blogspot.com)
  • A short swim from the clams, a sandy muck provides a home for soft corals, cuttlefish, sea cucumbers, sea horses, and a giant sea pen. (brownpau.com)
  • This is one of the giant clams, along with the Hippopus Clam Hippopus hippopus , that is highly favored by curio and shell collectors. (animal-world.com)
  • and smoked pig jowl with black-lipped abalone, shiitake mushroom and fan shell clams. (gothammag.com)
  • There were a few large Fan shell clams and I saw a dead cone snail. (blogspot.com)
  • These fish are herbivores and eat the algae within the coral. (answers.com)
  • The adults usually feed on beds of sea grasses and algae. (animalsanswers.com)
  • Unfortunately, many corals are subjected to so-called bleaching, a stress situation that strips them of from their vital algae symbionts:Corals are dying at rapid rates. (rm-systeme.net)
  • and because algae are plants, they are able to utilize sunlight to produce food, some of which the corals absorb. (searchoflife.com)
  • Some cnidarians, like corals, have a symbiotic relationship with photosynthetic algae. (oceanconservancy.org)
  • The centrally situated Palau Aquarium is primarily an outdoors experience offering information about mangroves, sea grass and coral reef habitats. (davestravelcorner.com)
  • Educating people to be careful on the reef by not touching or taking anything from the sea will help. (davestravelcorner.com)
  • These microscopic invertebrates from branching colonies over coral skeletons and reef debris, cementing the reef structure.4. (answers.com)
  • The first dive of the day always went to a coral reef and the second one to one or even more wrecks. (peace-love-travel.com)
  • Small reef fish are collected every day along with other sea creatures, many of which are processed for a new local enterprise - selling sea cucumbers to a Chinese business. (abc.net.au)
  • A dive or snorkel in clear waters on a coral reef is a dazzling experience. (askaussieanimals.com)
  • Fishes are everywhere on a coral reef. (askaussieanimals.com)
  • Several areas around the Mull of Kintyre are believed to have been lost in the 1980s, and an area of flame shell reef near Loch Sween, in the Sound of Jura was confirmed as locally extinct during a 1985 survey . (communitiesforseas.scot)
  • part of the Loch Carron flame shell bed was dredged over in April of 2017, devastating the reef in its path . (communitiesforseas.scot)
  • In 2012, researchers from Heriot-Watt University found what they determined at the time to be the world's largest flame shell reef right under the Skye bridge , a reef that was previously completely unknown. (communitiesforseas.scot)
  • PRISM (Coral Reef Ecology- Grade 4) Vocabulary Carnivores Community Decomposers Herbivores Omnivores Producers Coral Reef Community Summary Students will learn the relationship between animals and plants of a coral reef system over the course of two lessons. (rm-systeme.net)
  • The primary decomposers in a coral reef are bacteria. (rm-systeme.net)
  • Producers - CORAL REEF Under The Sea Plants Producers are plants. (rm-systeme.net)
  • What is the top predator in the coral reef food web? (rm-systeme.net)
  • Coral reef is one from many ocean ecosystem that we see frequently. (rm-systeme.net)
  • The shades of coconut trees, with beach chairs aligned in decorative mannerism, along with the coral reef sprinkled around adds to the magnificent charm. (indiatravelite.com)
  • In some places, as off Cape Melville in the north, the reef is a thin ribbon of coral, while near Cape Manifold in the south rafts can be 200 miles (320km) wide. (searchoflife.com)
  • Their exquisite colours and patterns prompted the comparison of the reef to a garden, in which the corals were flowers. (searchoflife.com)
  • And, indeed, as the tentacles of coral drift back and forth in the warm clear waters, or open out like flowers as they prepare to take in prey, it is easy to visualize the whole reef as a vast, brightly coloured plantation. (searchoflife.com)
  • A journey to the Great Barrier Reef is, for many, a once-in-a-lifetime experience, and most visitors want to make the most of their reef trip by engaging all the senses - the smell and taste of the sea air, looking at all the different varieties of fish and sea life, and hearing the waves slap against the side of the boat. (passions.com.au)
  • In addition to a coral reef with exotic fish, there is a colony of 35 African penguins and an exhibit of over 30 types of frogs. (newengland.com)
  • The crown-of-thorns sea star is a well- known predator of coral polyps. (answers.com)
  • So each coral outcrop consists of a base of the accumulated skeletons of countless generations of dead corals with a surface coating of live coral polyps, which emerge through slits or holes in their shelves to catch their food. (searchoflife.com)
  • This is a piece of the ubiquitous dead corals that wash out onto the beach. (sixthseal.com)
  • Christmas tree worms are commonly seen on large corals. (askaussieanimals.com)
  • Most of the medium to large corals that were not bleaching had large dead portions. (blogspot.com)
  • The average height of seagrass in Cockle Bay is around 11 cm, dark green colour and also plays an important role in the ecological systems for sheltering and feeding nutrients to sea animals. (ukdiss.com)
  • A relatively new community enterprise involves catching and preparing sea cucumbers and slugs for a Chinese business who provided training. (abc.net.au)
  • And they also give the corals their beautiful colors!See more about the symbiotic relationship between corals and zooxanthellae here! (rm-systeme.net)
  • Unlike mollusks, brachiopods have bilateral symmetry across the shell. (usf.edu)
  • What other plants and animals are apart of a sea turtles ecosystem and where they are located? (answers.com)
  • You might think all sea turtles are the same, but you would be wrong. (biodb.com)
  • What Do Sea Turtles Eat? (animalsanswers.com)
  • In addition to this, the shape of the turtle's mouth as well as the structure of its jaws also play a vital role in the feeding habits of sea turtles. (animalsanswers.com)
  • Loggerhead turtles have powerful jaws and they can easily crush prey having hard shells. (animalsanswers.com)
  • On the southern and western coastlines of Maui island, the sighting of sea turtles offers great delight for the snorkelers and divers. (animalsanswers.com)
  • The Hawaiian people often witness sea turtles reaching up to the water surface for breathing. (animalsanswers.com)
  • Turtle Bay", at the northern end of the island, is a good place to spot large groups of sea turtles. (diveglobal.com)
  • Learn more about saving endangered sea turtles at the Sea Turtle Hospital, stop by the Edge of the Sea Touch Tank to hold sea stars and mussels, among other tide-pool dwelling creatures. (newengland.com)
  • Still had problems with mask lens fog, but outside of this, an excellent dive with lots of diverse sea life: a white-eyed moray eel, a large yellow sand eel, bat fish, leaf fish, stonefish, and a ghost pipefish (colorful spiny relation to seahorses and sea dragons). (brownpau.com)
  • Shells of Turritella terebra - a marine suspension feeding snail. (earthlife.net)
  • The Sea Cucumbers ClipArt gallery includes 24 Illustrations these marine animals that live on the sea floor worldwide. (usf.edu)
  • The Marine Science Institute's monthly column, Science and the Sea TM , is an informative and entertaining article that explains many interesting features of the marine environment and the creatures that live there. (scienceandthesea.org)
  • The trade in live marine animals is estimated to include up to 30 million fish and 1.5 million coral colonies each year. (underwaternomad.com)
  • On the other side of the hole the divemaster pointed out a thick school of trevally, and later as we drifted along with the current a small octopus, a sea snake, and a giant puffer fish peeked out from under some coral. (brownpau.com)
  • The endangered New Zealand sea lion, for example, eats not only fish but squid and octopus and crustaceans such as shrimp. (whatdofrogseat.info)
  • The overall exhibit educates visitors about camouflage, living fossils and the importance of sea conservation. (davestravelcorner.com)
  • Sea turtle shells: Hawksbill shells are sold as "tortoiseshell" souvenirs around the world. (underwaternomad.com)
  • Flame shells like coastal waters where currents are strong and so they remain mostly at the mouths of a handful of sea lochs around the west coast. (communitiesforseas.scot)
  • Seals live in a wide variety of ocean environments ranging from frigid polar waters to tropical seas. (whatdofrogseat.info)
  • the deep sea or underneath the sea bed, as those found in the shallower waters are likely to be producers such as Cyanobacteria that get their energy from photosynthesis rather than decomposing or consuming other organism. (rm-systeme.net)
  • Chinese fishermen have a long history of fishing activity in the South China Sea, with Nansha waters being one of the earliest fishing grounds for the Chinese fishing population. (china-mission.gov.cn)
  • Bivalves are soft-bodied animals that are protected by two hard shells, hinged together. (enchantedlearning.com)
  • So a hermit crab only leaves its shell when it has outgrown the home and moves into a larger one, sometimes even killing the shell's current resident to acquire its new dwelling. (scienceandthesea.org)
  • Black-band and brown-band diseases spread easily among coral colonies, and these bacteria may hitch a ride on hands touching the wildlife. (passions.com.au)
  • Habitat: sponge and shell bottoms. (si.edu)
  • Knowledge of historical and current flame shell beds is incomplete, in part because when they are in their nests, their colourful tentacles are hidden making them difficult to spot. (communitiesforseas.scot)
  • Most corals suffered and became extinct in this period, reemerging 10 million years later. (rm-systeme.net)
  • The Brachiopod ClipArt gallery offering 59 images of a mostly extinct phylum of shelled animals. (usf.edu)
  • There are more than a dozen types of these sea creatures, from palm sized up to around 70 centimetres. (abc.net.au)
  • They will also reward their owner with their interesting relationship with small creatures that hide in their shell. (animal-world.com)
  • From the New England Aquarium in Boston to the Mystic Aquarium in Connecticut, learn more about the creatures that live below the surface of the sea in our Guide to New England Aquariums. (newengland.com)
  • Meander through the colorful exhibits and learn more about the creatures that live below the surface of the sea, plus the efforts being done to help protect these unique specimens and their native habitats. (newengland.com)
  • Water was a bit cloudy due to silt from a nearby river outlet but there was lots of sea life: coral, nudibranchs, mantis shrimp, and schooling fish. (brownpau.com)
  • Around 1,770 people live on the Carteret Islands which are comprised of seven small islets on a coral atoll. (abc.net.au)
  • When hundreds of these engineering little shells congregate and build their little nests next to each other, the seabed becomes a network of flame shell warrens. (communitiesforseas.scot)
  • Some polychaetes such as Christmas tree worms and feather duster worms bore into coral skeletons. (answers.com)
  • More important, they enable corals to convert the calcium salts in sea water into calcium carbonate to form their skeletons. (searchoflife.com)
  • Lastly, coral skeletons have to anchor themselves to something solid, so a rocky sea floor is necessary. (searchoflife.com)
  • dead coral skeletons are used to make jewelry, picture frames, and other curios. (underwaternomad.com)
  • The beautiful cone shell may seem like an attractive souvenir or photo-op, but this tiny snail is capable of injecting venom that is hundreds of times more toxic than a cobra, with paralysis and death coming in just minutes. (passions.com.au)
  • It is home to thousands of aquatic animals, including two Pacific octopuses, California sea lions, sea jellies, and penguins. (newengland.com)
  • Their stunning red tentacles emerge from their shell and flow in the passing currents like flames (hence the name). (communitiesforseas.scot)
  • Each tiny shellfish swims around looking for shells and gravels which they collect in their tentacles and bring back to their chosen underwater home, before glueing them together into a nest using a kind of mucus they excrete. (communitiesforseas.scot)
  • The wrecks sit in the shallow bay in front of Sabang Beach, three small boats (and two jeeps) sunk around a small area over the years to provide a base for coral to grow. (brownpau.com)
  • Dive site at east end of shallow cove formed by Sabang Beach, lots of coral and diverse sea life along a gentle slope in calm water. (brownpau.com)
  • Multiple ridges there form three shallow canyons, all teeming with coral and fish. (brownpau.com)
  • It hunts along the bottom of the sea and can find prey through its sensitive whiskers. (whatdofrogseat.info)
  • When a walrus finds prey, it grips it with its lips and sucks the meat out of the shell. (whatdofrogseat.info)
  • Kemp's ridleys have slightly hooked beak and they feed on animals that are at the bottom of the sea floor. (animalsanswers.com)
  • Explore the sandy shores along the coast of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa and be captivated by the amazing array of sea life in the rock pools which have all sorts of different zones from the dry zones where the animals are very seldom wet right through to the area closest to the sea where the waves are pounding. (tekweni.co.za)
  • A short, printable book about sea animals for early readers. (enchantedlearning.com)
  • The most abundant animals on the shores remains the Black long sea cucumbers . (blogspot.com)
  • The center offers several diverse exhibits, including, like many of the New England aquariums, a touch tank, which houses several types of local sea animals, such as a chain catshark and little skate. (newengland.com)
  • The shells are removed from the ocean, with the animals still inside, and prepared to send to craftsmen as raw materials. (underwaternomad.com)
  • Mostly they have been constructed using the hundreds of thousands of giant clam shells left after poachers took the meat back to Taiwan decades ago. (abc.net.au)
  • The giant clam, with its meter-long shell, is a spectacular sight, big individuals can weigh over 200kg. (askaussieanimals.com)
  • Giant clam shells: Clam shells have become a popular item as a substitute for ivory as it has become less available. (underwaternomad.com)
  • We dove with the Coral Redang Beach Resort Dive Center. (diveglobal.com)