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Global Invertebrates - marine

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Tridacna derasa (Southern giant clam)
The southern giant clam is one of the largest of the ‘giant clams', reaching up to an incredible 60 cm in length. The species... More5 Images0 Videos
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Tridacna gigas (Giant clam)
This enormous shellfish is the largest species of bivalve mollusc in the fossil record, and the heaviest of all the living... More8 Images2 Videos
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Tridacna maxima (Small giant clam)
At less than a third of the size of the true giant clam (Tridacna gigas), the small giant clam deserves its name. As an adult... More9 Images0 Videos
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Tridacna squamosa (Fluted clam)
The fluted clam, also known as the scaled clam, can be identified by the large, leaf-like fluted scales on its shell, which are... More15 Images0 Videos
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Tubastraea floreana (Floreana coral)
Information on the Floreana coral is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More2 Images0 Videos
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Tubipora spp. (Organ pipe corals)
Unlike most corals, it is not colourful polyps that make organ pipe corals attractive, but instead, their dark red coloured... More9 Images0 Videos
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Typhlatya iliffei (Atyid shrimp)
This small shrimp is whitish overall with some internal red pigment cells (chromatophores). The eyes are also pigmented and are... More4 Images0 Videos