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Giant clam

Tridacna gigas

Description:

Giant clams get their spectacular colouration from symbiotic photosynthetic zooxanthellae that their harbour in their mantle tissue.

Notes:

The aquaria trade is one of the greatest threats to giant clams.

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Elsa
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Elsa

Indonesia

Spotted on Jul 8, 2010
Submitted on May 8, 2011

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