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Small Giant Clam (Tridacna maxima)

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wendy5

Date

February 10, 2016

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This Tridacna maxima (Elongated Giant Clam aka Small Giant Clam) shows a brilliant turquoise mantle. I saw many others with brown mantles while walking at low tide, and naturalist Ian Hutton explained the color depends upon the algae it has eaten.

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