Disparate population and holobiont structure of pocilloporid corals across the Red Sea gradient demonstrate species‐specific evolutionary trajectories

C Buitrago‐López, A Cárdenas, BCC Hume… - Molecular …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Global habitat degradation heightens the need to better understand patterns of genetic
connectivity and diversity of marine biota across geographical ranges to guide conservation …

Photosymbiosis shaped animal genome architecture and gene evolution as revealed in giant clams

R Li, C Leiva, S Lemer, L Kirkendale, J Li - Communications Biology, 2025 - nature.com
Symbioses are major drivers of organismal diversification and phenotypic innovation.
However, how long-term symbioses shape whole genome evolution in metazoans is still …

Genetic patchiness of the endangered giant clam Tridacna maxima from Peninsular Malaysia

LK Lee, YY Huang, CA Chen, ML Neo, KS Hii, H Gu… - Coral Reefs, 2024 - Springer
In the marine realm, the interpretation of gene flows is often not as linear as terrestrial but
requires an understanding of organisms' life history traits, especially for marine invertebrates …

Insights into the genetic makeup of French Polynesian peripheral populations of the small giant clam Tridacna maxima

F Riquet, M Horaud, V Dubousquet… - Aquatic …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The small giant clam, Tridacna maxima, is distributed from the Red Sea and East African
coast to French Polynesia. Across this widespread Indo‐Pacific range, T. maxima shows …

Of Clams and Clades: Genetic Diversity and Connectivity of Small Giant Clams (Tridacna maxima) in the Southern Pacific Ocean

RJ Nevatte, MR Gillings, K Morejohn… - Ecology and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT Giant clams (Tridacna and Hippopus) are large marine bivalves occupying
tropical and subtropical reefs in the Indo‐Pacific. Giant clam populations have declined in …

Flexibility in Red Sea Tridacna maxima‐Symbiodiniaceae associations supports environmental niche adaptation

S Rossbach, BCC Hume, A Cárdenas… - Ecology and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Giant clams (Tridacninae) are important members of Indo‐Pacific coral reefs and among the
few bivalve groups that live in symbiosis with unicellular algae (Symbiodiniaceae). Despite …

Population status and genetic diversity of two endangered giant clams (Tridacna squamosa and Tridacna maxima) on the fringing reefs of Perhentian Islands …

LK Lee, ML Neo, ZF Lim, KS Hii, HC Lim… - Aquatic …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
With the increasing demand for giant clams in the ornamental trade as well as habitat
destruction of coral reefs, giant clam populations have been threatened across the Indo …

Bio-mineral interactions and the environment

G De Giudici, D Medas, C Meneghini - Minerals and Waste, 2023 - Springer
Biominerals are the product of organism activity leading to mineral formation within the
cellular space or in the neighbouring environment. This chapter presents the pivotal role …

High levels of genetic connectivity in the corallivorous gastropod Drupella cornus (Rӧding, 1798) in an expanding latitudinal range along Western Australia

VM Haslam, PJ Maroni, JA Chaplin, C Bessey… - Marine Biodiversity, 2025 - Springer
Understanding connectivity in high impact corallivores is crucial for coral reef management.
The obligate corallivorous Drupella cornus (Röding, 1798) has caused extensive damage to …

Drivers of the Abundance of Tridacna spp. Giant Clams in the Red Sea

S Rossbach, A Anton, CM Duarte - Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Giant clams (Subfamily Tridacninae), are important members of Indo-Pacific coral reefs,
playing multiple roles in the framework of these communities. Although they are prominent …