Blue-lipped Coral Oyster- Pedum spondyloideum

Spotted in Abu Galawa Kebir, Hamata, Egypt

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

Oh wow, what a thing of beauty this is! Posted 10 years ago

Patomarazul

Lion

thanks! these oysters are encrusted in the coral and I think that part of what we are seeing is their very pretty eyes in the borders of their bodies :-) Posted 10 years ago

The Iridescent Scallop

The pectinid scallop Pedum spondyloideum occurs almost exclusively on massive coral colonies of the genus Porites. These scallops have reduced the effects of recent heavy levels of predation by the starfish Acanthaster planci on their coral hosts on the Great Barrier Reef.

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Similar species: Scallops And Allies

Species identified by Jivko Nakev