How do clams reproduce?

Frankie · 05-29-2009, 04:34 PM

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This is for Jeremy,

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What is interesting is that oysters and clams do not have a specific gender, they can be both female and male! They change their gender regularly, producing eggs and sperm at different times.
Thus, the male oysters and clams will release sperm into the water and the female oysters and clams will take the sperm in as they filter the water for food with their gills. The eggs are fertilized in the shells of the female oysters and clams.
After fertilization, the young oysters and clams are born as larvae and in their final larvae stage, oysters and clams develop a muscular foot that they use to crawl about.

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Jeremy0322 · 06-02-2009, 08:05 PM

LOL Thanks Frankie! I am no longer in the dark.

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