Giant File Clam Underwater (IMAGE)

Canadian Museum of Nature

Giant File Clam Underwater

Caption

A cluster of the new giant file clam species, Acesta cryptadelphe, are attached to a rocky surface in the Gully Marine Protected Area, about 220 km off the coast of Nova Scotia.

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© Fisheries and Oceans Canada

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