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Giant Scaly Clam, Heron Island, Island
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AAMV01P04_04
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Giant Scaly Clam, Heron Island, Island
The mantle (soft tissue) within the shell is brightly coloured brown, blue and/or green. This is due to the microscopic algae known as zooxanthellae living inside the tissues which photosynthesise (manufacture food) from sunlight and the waste metabolic products of the clam.
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Bivalvia, Invertebrate, Bivalve, Nature, Aquatic, Underwater, Animal, Animalia, Mollusca, Mollusc, mollusks, Invertebrate, Invertebrata, Fauna, Sea, Exoskeleton
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Robert J. Stoller M.D.
Giant Scaly Clam, Heron Island, Island
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Code Number:
AAMV01P04_04
Title:
Giant Scaly Clam, Heron Island, Island
The mantle (soft tissue) within the shell is brightly coloured brown, blue and/or green. This is due to the microscopic algae known as zooxanthellae living inside the tissues which photosynthesise (manufacture food) from sunlight and the waste metabolic products of the clam.
Keywords:
Bivalvia, Invertebrate, Bivalve, Nature, Aquatic, Underwater, Animal, Animalia, Mollusca, Mollusc, mollusks, Invertebrate, Invertebrata, Fauna, Sea, Exoskeleton
Image by:
Robert J. Stoller M.D.
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