Blood cockles for sale
I saw some clam-like shells with bright orange fleshy interiors for sale at the Sunda Kelapa Pasar Ikan (fish market). A little research revealed them to be blood cockles (Tegillarca granosa), also called ark clam or blood clam for the red haemoglobin liquid inside the soft tissues. It lives mainly in the intertidal zone burrowed down into sand or mud and large areas of Asia are given over to aquaculture of this bivalve. Since it lives in a low oxygen environment it may contain infectious viruses and present a safety hazard.
21/02/2017 www.allenfotowild.com
Blood cockles for sale
I saw some clam-like shells with bright orange fleshy interiors for sale at the Sunda Kelapa Pasar Ikan (fish market). A little research revealed them to be blood cockles (Tegillarca granosa), also called ark clam or blood clam for the red haemoglobin liquid inside the soft tissues. It lives mainly in the intertidal zone burrowed down into sand or mud and large areas of Asia are given over to aquaculture of this bivalve. Since it lives in a low oxygen environment it may contain infectious viruses and present a safety hazard.
21/02/2017 www.allenfotowild.com