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Survey of the giant clams species was conducted at the coral reef ecosystem of B...
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The giant freshwater prawn Macrobrachium spinipes (Schenkel, 1902) is recorded f...
Indonesia is often referred to as the world\'s largest archipelago, a name which...
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Taxonomy of Indonesian giant clams (Cardiidae, Tridacninae)
A taxonomic study was conducted on the giant clam’s specimens deposited in Museum Zoologicum Bogoriense (MZB), Cibinong Indonesia. Taxonomicoverviews of the examined specimens are given with diagnostic characters, remarks, habitat and distribution. Discussion is focused on specific characters distinguishing each species. From seven species known to distribute in Indonesian waters, there are six species, Tridacna squamosa Lamarck, 1819; T. gigas Linnaeus, 1758; T. derasa Roding, 1798; T. crocea Lamarck, 1819; T. maxima Roding,1798; and Hippopus hippopus Linnaeus, 1758. This study suggests the need for collecting specimen of H. porcellanus Rosewater, 1982. Important characters to distinguish species among Tridacninae are interlocking teeth on byssal orifice, life habits, presence of scales and inhalant siphon tentacles. BIODIVERSITAS, Volume 13, Number 3, 118-123, July 2012