Lajonkairia lajonkairii is an edible species of saltwater clam in the family Veneridae, the Venus clams.[1] Common names include Manila clam, Japanese littleneck clam, Japanese cockle, and Japanese carpet shell.[1][2] In Japan, it is known as asari. In Korea, it is known as bajirak.[3][4]
The clam is commercially harvested, and is the second most important bivalve grown in aquaculture worldwide.[5]
^ abMolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Lajonkairia lajonkairii (Payraudeau, 1826). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140727 on 2023-05-30
^Cohen, A. N. 2011. Venerupis philippinarum. The Exotics Guide: Non-native Marine Species of the North American Pacific Coast. Center for Research on Aquatic Bioinvasions, Richmond, California, and San Francisco Estuary Institute, Oakland, California. Revised September 2011.
^"'Bajirak, bajirak!': Fresh sound alerting the arrival of spring".
^"바지락". nibr.co.kr.
^Cordero, D., et al. Population genetics of the Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum) introduced in North America and Europe. Scientific Reports 7, Article number: 39745. 3 January 2017.
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