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CLEAN : Chile flies to the aid of the macha star mollusk of its cuisine
Its the star of one Chiles favorite dishes: the macha a mollusk typical of the South American country is in danger after having been overexploited to such a point that authorities have drastically limited macha fishing in an effort to...
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CLEAN : Mass deaths of molluscs alarms fishermen in El Salvador
The death of countless molluscs mostly clams and mussels sets off alarm bells for Salvadorean fishermen living off the Pacific coast (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : On the verge of extinction, the nacre gets a second life in France
As the Mediterranean nacre, or mother of pearl, faces extinction, scientists at France's CRIOBE (Island Research Centre and Environmental Observatories, Eds.) are trying to save the world's second largest mollusc by conserving and...
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VOICED : Masiva muerte de moluscos alarma a pescadores en bahia de El Salvador
La muerte de una gran cantidad de moluscos en su mayoría almejas y mejillones tiene alarmados a los pescadores artesanales que viven de su explotacion en la bahia de La Union en el litoral Pacífico de El Salvador y demandan saber que lo...
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VOICED : Alerta en Venezuela por “peste” de caracol africano gigante
Una "peste" de caracoles gigantes africanos, un molusco voraz y peligroso para los humanos, fue detectada en el oeste de Venezuela, causando alarma en medio de un prolongado período de lluvias que facilita su reproducción (Footage by...
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CLEAN : Giant African snails plague crops in western Venezuela
A "plague" of giant African snails, a voracious mollusc dangerous to humans, has been detected in western Venezuela, causing alarm amid a prolonged period of rain that facilitates their reproduction (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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Shape of Life: Mollusc Animation: Abalone
The abalone demonstrates the basic body plan of molluscs. A foot is used for movement. A radula is a scraping tongue, and a mantle secretes the shell. [1:22]
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Shape of Life: Mollusc Animation: Nautilus Body Plan
Numerous tentacles, a funnel that evolved from the foot, a mantle that secretes the shell, and a pair of jaws with a radula- these all clearly show the nautilus mollusc design. Spiraling through the shell, a tube called the siphuncle...