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Tridacna gigas
The creature's mantle tissues act as a habitat for the symbiotic single-celled dinoflagellate algae (zooxanthellae) from which the adult clams get most of their nutrition. By day, the clam opens its shell and extends its mantle tissue so that the algae receive the sunlight they need to photosynthesize.
South Rock, Lankayan Island, Sabah.
Spotted on Sep 29, 2015
Submitted on Apr 18, 2016
14 Comments
congrats Marta !!
Excellent spotting Marta... Congrats!
Congratulations on the SOTW! Beautiful! Your picture under the sea, are exquisite, Marta RubioTexeira.
Congratulations Marta!
Bravo Marta
Congrats on your SOTW Marta.
Goegeous capture Marta,like a abstract painting,beautiful,congrats on the SOTW and thanks for sharing
Thanks :-)
Super species and spotting Marta. Congrats.
A big congrats, Marta, for your spotting SOTW. This is an amazing creature, and so beautiful. I love it :)
Congrats Marta!
Congratulations Marta RubioTexeira! This beautiful giant clam has been selected by our PN Rangers as our Spot of the Week!
Your spotting has been nominated for the Spotting of the Week. The winner will be chosen by the Project Noah Rangers based on a combination of factors including: uniqueness of the shot, status of the organism (for example, rare or endangered), quality of the information provided in the habitat and description sections. There is a subjective element, of course; the spotting with the highest number of Ranger votes is chosen. Congratulations on being nominated!
WOW!!! No one does abstract art like mother nature. This is superb.