{"id":355846,"date":"2026-02-11T16:36:56","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T11:06:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=355846"},"modified":"2026-02-11T16:36:56","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T11:06:56","slug":"mangrove-clam-geloina-erosa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/mangrove-clam-geloina-erosa\/","title":{"rendered":"Mangrove Clam (Geloina erosa)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>News- <\/b>Indian Council of Agricultural Research and Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> have successfully achieved captive breeding and full life-cycle completion of mangrove clam under controlled hatchery conditions.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_355847\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-355847\" style=\"width: 324px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-355847\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Mangrove-Clam.png?resize=324%2C180&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Mangrove Clam\" width=\"324\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Mangrove-Clam.png?w=324&amp;ssl=1 324w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Mangrove-Clam.png?resize=300%2C167&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 324px) 100vw, 324px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-355847\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source- TOI<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>About Mangrove Clam (Geloina erosa)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is an ecologically and economically important bivalve found in mangrove and estuarine ecosystems.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Scientific Name: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The scientific name of mangrove clam is <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Geloina erosa<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and it is also placed under the genus <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Polymesoda<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in some literature.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Mangrove Clam,\u00a0 commonly known as the <\/span><b>mud clam <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">or locally as &#8220;<\/span><b>Kandal Kakka<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8221; in northern Kerala.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Habitat: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It inhabits organic-rich muddy substrates in intertidal mangrove zones and tolerates a wide salinity range from brackish to nearly freshwater conditions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Distribution: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is widely distributed across South and Southeast Asia and the Indo-Pacific region, including parts of northern Kerala.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Key Features<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Large Size:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is one of the largest mud clams in the world and can reach up to 10 cm shell width.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Burrowing Nature:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is a deep-burrowing bivalve found in muddy mangrove ecosystems.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Filter Feeding:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It feeds by filtering suspended particles and plankton from water.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Ecological Role:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It recycles nutrients and stabilizes sediments, which strengthens mangrove ecosystems.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Life Cycle<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Its life cycle includes larval stage, spat, juvenile and adult phases.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Threats: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wild stocks in India are declining due to indiscriminate harvesting, habitat degradation, pollution, and coastal development, along with absence of scientific stock assessment and fishing restrictions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Significance: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It supports food security, sustainable livelihoods, and mangrove ecosystem conservation.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News- Indian Council of Agricultural Research and Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute have successfully achieved captive breeding and full life-cycle completion of mangrove clam under controlled hatchery conditions. 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