Tridacnidae

clam family

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In bivalve: Food and feeding
In the Tridacnidae, symbiotic zooxanthellae (minute algal cells) are contained within the mantle tissue. The relationship between clam and algae is probably mutually beneficial, the algae having access to the dissolved waste products of the clam and the clam benefiting from the nutritional value of either culled…
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