Genus Tridacna (Noun)
Meaning
Type genus of the family Tridacnidae: giant clams.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Tridacna is the type genus of the family Tridacnidae, which consists of several large species of saltwater clams known as giant clams.
- Tridacna gigas is one of the most iconic and ecologically significant members of the genus Tridacna, reaching up to 1.2 meters in length.
- Tridacna clams can grow quite large and heavy and in their genus there is variation among different members regarding colors patterns on the outer and inner mantle.
- Researchers consider species in the genus Tridacna crucial components of Indo-Pacific reef ecosystems.
- Scientists agree the most endangered of all Tridacna is Tridacna gigas with less of an area suitable to accommodate them because human's practices damaged reefs making areas un suitable.