First report of Noah’s clam Tridacna noae (Röding, 1798) in the reef of Culion: An addition to the distribution range in Palawan, Philippines
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Niño Jess Mar F. Mecha
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This study provides additional information regarding the distribution range and habitat characteristics of two specimens Tridacna noae (Röding, 1798), a previously misidentified giant clam species, encountered in Barangay Malaking Patag, Culion, Palawan, Philippines. The giant clams were identified as T. noae due to the presence of ocellate spots or teardrops and sparse hyaline organs on the mantle. The specimens measured 7.8 and 7.9 cm in shell length and were found partially buried in dead coral substrates at a depth of 2 meters. The current findings provide additional information on the distribution range of T. noae in the province of Palawan and the Philippines. Identification of the distribution of certain threatened species, such as the giant clams, is crucial step in protecting and conserving their population in the wild.
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Mecha NJMF. 2024. First report of Noah’s clam Tridacna noae (Röding, 1798) in the reef of Culion: An addition to the distribution range in Palawan, Philippines. The Palawan Scientist. 16(1):81–84. https://doi.org/10.69721/TPS.J.2024.16.1.09.
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Calamianes Islands, distribution, teardrops giant clams, northern Palawan
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Braley RD, Milits TA and Southgate PC. 2018. Comparison of three hatchery culture methods for the giant clam Tridacna noae. Aquaculture 495: 881-887. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2018.05.044
Cabaitan PC and Conaco C. 2017. Bringing back the giants: juvenile Tridacna gigas from natural spawning of restocked giant clams. Coral Reefs, 36: 519. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-0171558-9
da Silva IM, Hill N, Shimadzu H, Soares AM, Dornelas M. Spillover effects of a community-managed marine reserve. PLoS One, 10(4): e0111774. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0111774
Ecube KMA, Villanueva EG, Dolorosa RG and Cabaitan PC. 2019. Notes on the first record of Tridacna noae (Röding, 1798) (Cardiidae: Tridacninae) in Palawan, Philippines. The Palawan Scientist 11: 112-115.
Kubo H and Iwai K. 2007. On sympatric two species within Tridacna “maxima”. Annual Report of Okinawa Fishery and Ocean Research Center, 68: 205–210.
Lenihan HS, Gallagher JP, Peters JR, Stier AC, Hofmeister SKK and Reed DC. 2021. Evidence that spillover from Marine Protected Areas benefits the spiny lobster (Panulirus interruptus) fishery in southern California. Sci Rep 11: 2663. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-82371-5
Lizano AM, Santos MD. 2014. Updates on the status of giant clams Tridacna spp. and Hippopus hippopus in the Philippines using mitochondrial CO1 and 16S rRNA genes. Philippine Science Letters, 7: 187–200.
Marra-Biggs P, Fatherree J, Green A and Toonen RJ. 2022. Range expansion and first observation of Tridacna noae (Cardiidae: Tridacninae) in American Sāmoa. Ecology and Evolution, 12: e9635. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.9635
Militz TA, Kinch J and Southgate PC. 2015. Population demographics of Tridacna noae (Röding, 1798) in New Ireland, Papua New Guinea. Journal of Shellfish Research, 34(2): 329–335. https://doi.org/10.2983/035.034.0215
Neo ML. 2023. A Field Guide to Giant Clams of the Indo-Pacific. World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd. Singapore. 216pp.
Neo ML, Eckman W, Vicentuan K, Teo SLM and Todd PA. 2015. The ecological significance of giant clams in coral reef ecosystems. Biological Conservation, 181: 111–123. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2014.11.004
Neo ML and Low JKY. 2017. First observations of Tridacna noae (Röding, 1798) (Bivalvia: Heterodonta: Cardiidae) in Christmas Island (Indian Ocean). Marine Biodiversity, 48: 2183–2185. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-017-0678-3
Neo ML, Wabnitz CCC, Braley RD, Heslinga GA, Fauvelot C, Wynsberge SV, Andréfouët S, Waters C, Tan A.-H, Gomez ED, et al. 2017. Giant clams (Bivalvia: Cardiidae: Tridacninae): a comprehensive update of species and their distribution, current threats and conservation status. Oceanography and Marine Biology: an Annual Review, 55: 87–388.
Rosewater J. 1965. The family Tridacnidae in the Indo-Pacific. Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, Department of Mollusks. 62pp.
Su Y, Hung J-H, Kubo H and Liu L-L. 2014. Tridacna noae (Röding, 1798) – a valid giant clam species separated from T. maxima (Röding, 1798) by morphological and genetic data. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 62: 124–135.
Su P-W, Zhang G-L, Chen B, Soong K and Liu L-L. 2021. Reproduction and Early Juvenile Growth of the Giant Clams Tridacna noae and Tridacna maxima in Taiwan. Zoological Studies, 60: 49. https://doi.org/10.6620/ZS.2021.60-49
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