''Tridacna squamosa'', known commonly as the fluted giant clam and scaly clam, is one of a number of large clam species native to the shallow coral reefs of the South Pacific and Indian Oceans.
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Uploaded Jan 15, 2021. Captured Nov 7, 2019 08:32 in Unnamed Road, Kobe, Weda Tengah, Kabupaten Halmahera Tengah, Maluku Utara, Indonesia.
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What is it?! A Fluted Giant Clam (Tridacna squamosa)! It's native to the shallow coral reefs of the South Pacific and Indian Oceans. And it is a fairly giant-sized clam, as its name implies: it grows to 40 cm (16 in) across! Algae (zooxanthellae) live in the clam's mantle tissue and provide most of the clam's nutrition. The clam's wavy shell opening faces towards the sunlight and it spreads out its mantle tissue so that the algae receive the sunlight they need in order to photosynthesize. This relationship is a great example of symbiosis. {Spotted in Indonesia by JungleDragon moderator, Patomarazul} #JungleDragon #Flutedgiantclam #Tridacnasquamosa
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