Giant clam - Tridacna gigas

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This one's margin lost its color over a few months' time. Apparently the zooxanthellae within its tissue either died off or was expelled, leaving the animal mantle white along the edge. It could be a disease, although the animal otherwise looks healthy. We go back to check on it periodically.

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