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Sessile in adulthood, the clam's mantle tissues act as a habitat for the symbiotic single-celled dinoflagellate algae (zooxanthellae) from which it gets a major portion of its nutrition. By day, the clam spreads out its mantle tissue so that the algae receive the sunlight they need to photosynthesize. Learn more about Fluted Giant Clam
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Animalia: Mollusca: Veneroida: Bivalvia: Cardiidae: Tridacna squamosa