Anadara broughtonii
Species of bivalve From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Anadara broughtonii is a species of Ark clam. It is also known by its Japanese name, akagai. The species was described by Shrenck in 1867.[1] Originally belonging to the genus Scapharca,[2][3] the genus has merged with Anadara now.[1]
| Anadara broughtonii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Arcida |
| Family: | Arcidae |
| Genus: | Anadara |
| Species: | A. broughtonii |
| Binomial name | |
| Anadara broughtonii (Schrenck, 1867) | |
Adult blood clams can reach a shell length of 100 mm and are commercially harvested in China, Japan, and Korea as a source of sashimi. To develop both the scientific research and improve the aquaculture of blood clams, a chromosomal-level genome assembly of the S. broughtonii genome has been sequenced and assembled, producing a 884.5-Mb genome.[4]
Distribution
The species is distributed in the Far East, from Russia down to Korea, Mainland China, Japan and Taiwan.[2][3]
As food
The clam is eaten in Japan as sushi.
As sushi
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References
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