• Title : Self-purification of the soft clam, Mya arenaria Personal Author(s) : Arcisz, William;Kelly, C. B. (cdc.gov)
  • Soft clams, such as Mya arenaria are also attacked. (wikipedia.org)
  • Linear growth of soft-shell clams, Mya arenaria L., was studied at six locations in the White Sea situated in the middle and low tidal zones. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The soft-shell clam, Mya arenaria L., is a common boreal species inhabiting soft sediment. (biomedcentral.com)
  • ABSTRACT: Histopathological analysis of soft-shell clams Mya arenaria collected from 2 northwest Russian locations disclosed high prevalence of 2 pathological gill conditions. (int-res.com)
  • Villalba A, Skazina M, Díaz S, Diz AP, Strelkov P (2022) Two branchial pathological conditions, nuclear hypertrophy and abnormal epithelial proliferation, in Mya arenaria from northwest Russian coasts. (int-res.com)
  • Gschwend, PM. Predicting bioaccumulation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in soft-shelled clams (mya arenaria) using field deployments of polyethylene passive samplers. (mit.edu)
  • Elsewhere along the East Coast, it is referred to as a 'clam' Locally, the term 'clam' is used to describe the soft shell or steamer clam (Mya arenaria). (eastham-ma.gov)
  • Mya arenaria Taxonomy ID: 6604 (for references in articles please use NCBI:txid6604) current name. (firebaseapp.com)
  • Mya arenaria Linnaeus, 1758. (firebaseapp.com)
  • Physiology[edit] Mya arenaria has a calcium carbonate shell, which is very thin and easily broken, hence the name "soft-shells" (as opposed to its beach- dwelling The softshell clam, Mya arenaria, is a commercially and recreationally important invertebrate that inhabits the bottom sediments of subtidal and intertidal waters native soft-shelled clam's (Mya arenaria) behavioral response to burrow Evolution 13: 31-49. (firebaseapp.com)
  • [email protected] 1988-09-01 English: Soft-shell clams, scientific name Mya arenaria, popularly called "steamers", "softshells", "longnecks", "piss clams" or "Ipswich clams", are a species of edible saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusk in the family Myidae Abstract. (firebaseapp.com)
  • A field survey of hematopoietic neoplasia (Hn) in the soft shell clamMya arenaria (L.) was undertaken using an immunoperoxidase diagnostic technique. (firebaseapp.com)
  • Mya corpulenta Conrad, 1845 Gonadal cancers in soft-shell clams (Mya arenaria) have been found at high prevalences (20-40%) in populations in eastern Maine. (firebaseapp.com)
  • SoftShell Clams : Soft Shell Clam Mya arenaria : The Latin word "Mya" translates into "a sea mussel" and "arenaria" translates into "sand. (firebaseapp.com)
  • Browse the list of datasets and find organisations you can join if you are interested in participating in a survey for species like Mya arenaria Linnaeus, 1758. (firebaseapp.com)
  • Monthly samples of the softshell clam, Mya arenaria , were collected intertidally from Co. Wexford, Ireland, over a period of sixteen months. (firebaseapp.com)
  • In Nederland is de strandgaper een naamgever aan de biozone uit deze Vroeg Pleistocene periode: Zone van Mya arenaria en Hydrobia ulvae. (firebaseapp.com)
  • Shells of the oyster ( Crassostrea virginica ), soft-shelled clam ( Mya arenaria ), and surf clam ( Spisula solidissima ), stacked randomly in tanks, have worked well and demonstrate principles that could be used to develop a commercial substrate. (firebaseapp.com)
  • Mya arenaria även kort och gott kallad Sandmussla, även om den benämningen även kan syfta på andra närbesläktade musslor. (firebaseapp.com)
  • Marine Clam Anatomy Museum Mount Compare with Freshwater Mussel Anatomy for an Interesting Anatomy Lesson in the Mollusca Phylum Shown in this mount is a whole, extended, long-neck clam (Mya arenaria), along with a second specimen that is completely dissected and triple-injected. (firebaseapp.com)
  • Mya arenaria ingår i släktet Mya och familjen sandmusslor. (firebaseapp.com)
  • Population Processes of Mya Arenaria From Contaminated Habitats in Massachusetts Bays. (epa.gov)
  • Aspects of the biology of Mya arenaria and Ensis spp. (ucc.ie)
  • Mya arenaria from sites in Europe and eastern and western North America were investigated for genetic variation using both mitochondrial (cytochrome oxidase I (COI) and 16S ribosomal RNA genes) and nuclear markers (10 microsatellite loci). (ucc.ie)
  • for example pl=s (Mya arenaria), hard clams (Mercenaria mercenaria), sea clams or hen clam (Spisula solidissima), and other species. (difference.wiki)
  • as, the long clam (Mya arenaria), the quahog or round clam (Venus mercenaria), the sea clam or hen clam (Spisula solidissima), and other species of the United States. (difference.wiki)
  • The Native American name for the hard-shell clam (Mercenaria mercenaria) is Quahog (also spelled quahaug, quohog, and others) and the name is unique to the Cape and Islands as well as Rhode Island. (eastham-ma.gov)
  • This tool may also be used for razor clams. (eastham-ma.gov)
  • were obtained from five coastal areas around Ireland and Wales and species-specific PCR primers were used to amplify the internal transcribed spacer region 1 (ITS1) and the mitochondrial DNA CO1 gene and all but 15 razor clams were identified as Ensis siliqua. (ucc.ie)
  • This paper describes the length-weight relationship (LWR) and condition index (K) of the tumid venus clam Gafrarium tumidum collected off the coastal area along Lagonoy Gulf. (innspub.net)
  • Adult clams can burrow into sediments down to a depth of 30-50 cm and do not change their habitat throughout their lifetime [ 66 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • For Steamer clams (soft shell) the tool is a short-handled hoe that has tines of about 12 inches in length. (eastham-ma.gov)
  • The proboscis is everted (turned inside out) and the lower half of the Atlantic jackknife clam (Ensis directus) is enveloped. (wikipedia.org)
  • Biology of the Hard Clam. (wikipedia.org)
  • Little is known about the biology of the softshell clam in Europe, despite it being identified as a potential species to culture for food in the future. (firebaseapp.com)
  • This study was undertaken to investigate the general biology, including the reproductive cycle and health status, of two clam taxa in Irish waters, with particular reference to the Irish Sea area. (ucc.ie)
  • Quincy Bay : a histopathological and chemical assessment of winter flounder, lobster and soft-shelled clam indigenous to Quincy Bay, Boston Harbor and in situ evaluation of oysters including sediment (surface and cores) chemistry : task II and III report. (epa.gov)
  • The EU is the 4th highest producer world-wide of Crassostrea gigas, with an EU-27 value of 295M€ (at 2007) and produces 86% of the global production of Mytilus edulis (EU-27 value 231M€ (2007)) http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/cfp/aquaculture/index_en.htm . (europa.eu)
  • The slowest growth of soft-shell clams was observed at sites with the greatest content of fine particles (silt and clay) in sediments. (biomedcentral.com)
  • octopuses or octopodes [a] ) is a soft-bodied, eight-limbed mollusc of the order Octopoda ( / ɒ k ˈ t ɒ p ə d ə / , ok- TOP -ə-də [3] ). (wikipedia.org)
  • Having a soft or fragile shell. (everything2.com)
  • To a great extent it seemed to be determined by the characteristics of the initial period of soft-shell clam growth. (biomedcentral.com)
  • FoodSubs: Ingredient Substitutions for soft-shell clam: a.k.a. (foodsubs.com)
  • and (5) otherwise increasing production and improving the quality of such clams for the benefit of both producers and consumers, and authorized for the five-year period beginning July 1, 1948 , the sum of $250,000 to carry out the studies of the soft-shell clam and the sum of $250,000 to carry out the studies of the hard-shell clam. (cornell.edu)
  • For quahogs (hard shell clams) a long-handled tool with curved tines at the base (with or without a basket) will allow the digger to stand and scratch the surface to a depth of six inches which is where the animals are to be found. (eastham-ma.gov)
  • The occurrence of both pathological conditions in clams from both locations and their co-occurrence in one clam suggest the possibility of a common, possibly viral, aetiology. (int-res.com)
  • Differences between beds in Mya group growth could reflect variability of feeding conditions, which were probably determined by some local features (e.g. hydrodynamic regime). (biomedcentral.com)
  • It is not clear whether the ribbonworm preys on hard clams, but a high abundance of this worm at one location near Prince Edward Island was thought to be responsible for the high mortality among newly transplanted hard clams. (wikipedia.org)
  • [b] The soft body can radically alter its shape, enabling octopuses to squeeze through small gaps. (wikipedia.org)
  • at Oxwich (Wales), and the pathology of all clams was examined using both histological and molecular methods. (ucc.ie)
  • Globally, aquaculture is the fastest growing food producing sector, accounting for almost 50% of the animal protein consumed, with the expectation that this will rise to 65% by 2030, due to the increasing emphasis on fish products as important components of a healthy diet ( http://www.fao.org/fishery/aquaculture/en ). (europa.eu)
  • Hatchery personnel teach the general public, town shellfish committees, and clammers about the life cycle of clams and clam flat management. (maineaquaculture.org)
  • This groundbreaking work was part of DEI's 4-year study of the decline of shellfish populations in Casco Bay, and the discoveries were made by a staggered deployment of DEI's clam recruitment boxes. (downeastinstitute.org)
  • Prior to that presentation, DEI's Associate Director Sara Randall gave a talk about The Myth of "Dead Mud: Using Shellfish Recruitment Boxes to Reveal Current Clam Productivity and Information about the Intertidal Ecosystem which demonstrated how recruitment boxes reveal crucial information about the marine ecosystem and how that information can be used to inform clam management. (downeastinstitute.org)
  • A genus of soft-shell clams in the family Myidae, class BIVALVIA . (nih.gov)
  • In an effort to escape, the clam works its way out of the sediment and may then be at risk of predation by birds. (wikipedia.org)
  • Past research conducted by the Downeast Institute indicates that position in the tidal zone and predation are two key components influencing soft shell clam recruitment. (umaine.edu)
  • It is not clear whether the ribbonworm preys on hard clams, but a high abundance of this worm at one location near Prince Edward Island was thought to be responsible for the high mortality among newly transplanted hard clams. (wikipedia.org)
  • The observations on environmental variables and their relation on clam biomass distribution in this study would help the fishing community to identify easily the zones of high abundance of the clams, in various geographic areas across the estuary and during the two seasons studied in the estuary. (scirp.org)
  • However, juvenile specimens of Scrobicularia plana were mainly distributed in the upper intertidal level, which suggests that they have a different settlement behaviour from that observed for the juveniles of the invasive clam. (csic.es)
  • The hatchery produces millions of 1/4 to 1/2-inch soft-shell clams each year by spawning broodstock and raising the juvenile clams through to transplant size. (maineaquaculture.org)
  • Leading the way was Director of Research Dr. Brian Beal's presentation sharing discoveries on the timing of clam and crab settlement. (downeastinstitute.org)
  • Another presentation, titled, Timing and Spatial Variability in soft-shell clams and green crab recruitment in the Harraseeket River, Freeport , built upon DEI's prior clam recruitment fieldwork in 2015 and 2016 and identified the time of year and temperature clams and crabs settle. (downeastinstitute.org)
  • Modeled on the American Lobster Settlement Index , the goal of this project is to develop a standardized clam monitoring program to predict future trends of recruitment and survival. (umaine.edu)
  • Using recruitment boxes, investigators will learn more about the early life stages of clams The study will take place in nine Maine communities across three coastal regions -Downeast, Midcoast, Southwest - over the course of two summers. (umaine.edu)
  • which detailed findings from one year of clam recruitment studies in Northern Bay. (downeastinstitute.org)
  • Additionally, Searsport High School science students presented their clam recruitment studies from sites in Searsport and Stockton Springs. (downeastinstitute.org)
  • A small band of sandy and stony ground at the bottom of the sandy beach remained and here a third introduction has started to appear, the Asian carpet shell or Manila clam ( Tapes philippinarium (Adams & Reeve, 1850). (britishshellclub.org)
  • We used direct observations of bear foraging behavior in the summers of 1998, 1999, and 2001 to model the nutritional importance of clamming behavior. (usgs.gov)
  • Ultimately they will be used to re-seed clam flats. (maineaquaculture.org)
  • Finally, local clam flats are seeded with the 1/2-inch transplants. (maineaquaculture.org)
  • At the top of the beach there was a row of beach huts and the soft golden sand ran down past the high-tide mark and on to what we called the "mud" flats. (britishshellclub.org)
  • Future plans are to conduct comparative studies utilizing tissue from induced clam tumors. (maineinbre.org)
  • The hope is that this tasty, cold water clam may one day be commercially cultured in Maine's colder waters. (maineaquaculture.org)
  • The biomass and distribution of black clam (Villorita cyprinoides) in Vembanad, a tropical estuary located along the southwest coast of India varied significantly. (scirp.org)
  • There are observed seasonal variations in clam biomass across a tropical estuary and dredging inside the estuary can affect the spatial distribution. (scirp.org)
  • The distribution of clams in the Vembanad estuary is patchy. (scirp.org)
  • And as every junior palaeontologist knows, soft bodies don't make good fossils. (bcmag.ca)
  • Although clams are available for only a few hours per day, bears could significantly reduce their total daily foraging time by utilizing clams. (usgs.gov)
  • This was a time when worms, jellyfish and other soft fauna were populating the world's shallow oceans. (bcmag.ca)
  • Research Assistant Kyle Pepperman presented the results from his clam protection projects in six eastern Mane towns in a talk entitled Community Clam Culture in Eastern Maine . (downeastinstitute.org)
  • Second, you have to realize that these early life forms were all soft-bodied. (bcmag.ca)
  • The seeded area is covered with nets to keep out predators, and the transplanted clams are left to grow until they reach market size. (maineaquaculture.org)
  • Step wise regression analyses found that dissolved oxygen (adjusted R 2 = 0.3) is the only variable affecting clam survival during pre-monsoon period in the distal and proximal zones. (scirp.org)
  • Clam biomass was estimated from samples, collected from different stations during the study period. (scirp.org)
  • The data were further analysed to determine the factors affecting the clam biomass distribution in the two zones and seasons. (scirp.org)
  • However, with rising ocean temperatures, state-wide clam landings have decreased 75% since the 1980s. (umaine.edu)
  • The young clams are left in the trays to grow until they reach transplant size. (maineaquaculture.org)
  • There was a significant difference in the clam biomass during the two seasons in the distal zone, and those collected from the distal and proximal zones during pre- monsoon season. (scirp.org)
  • Are the phantom images of faint, soft-bodied animals from 508 million years ago really in the same class as a mega-ton bolt of destruction from the sky? (bcmag.ca)
  • Following the Earth's formation 4,500 million years ago (MYa), the surface was just rock and sand and ice and water. (bcmag.ca)
  • Fertilized eggs (a two-inch female clam may contain 1 million eggs) are collected and placed in large tanks in the hatchery where they are raised until the clams are 1/15 inch long. (maineaquaculture.org)
  • 3) U. Maine Machias already has, in hand, a strain of fast-growing clams and 4) it provides useful information for comparative functional mollusk genomics. (maineinbre.org)