Amazing Tridacna costata Pics & Vid

[bbl_nk]

WOW! This post just went up on Reef Builders showing pics and a video of the newly discovered Tridacna costata from the Red Sea!

I have to say this is a crazy looking clam with unusual zig-zag teeth! A lot different than the T. maxima for sure.

Check out the pic!

http://www.reefbuilders.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/tridacna_costata-3.jpg

There are more amazing pics and the video on the RB site. (http://www.reefbuilders.com/2009/06/10/tridacna-costata-pics-vid-show-rare-giant-clam-unique/)

[coralite]

The greatly developed shell folds of this new species are incredible, second only to the never before seen (alive) T. rosewateri. I'm sure it's only a matter of time before the haters come out saying it's just a regular old maxima

[Jacob D]

What's the big deal, looks like a Maxima to me??








































J/K

That's pretty neat :)

[coralite]

I am disappointed that the clam lovers seem to be indifferent to the discovery of a new giant clam species, and the release of these awesome pictures. I mean, how often do we get a new species of Giant clam? I think the last newly discovered giant clam was Tridacna tevoroa which was described in 1990.

[PiXieCath]

I've read about this new giant clam in the last issue of Coral magazine. Look nice to me, I really love the fold, who look more developed than the squamosa's one.(wich is my favorite giant clam) Glad to have some extra info about this new clam.:-)

[Patriot54]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15169897#post15169897 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by bbl_nk
WOW! This post just went up on Reef Builders showing pics and a video of the newly discovered Tridacna costata from the Red Sea!

I have to say this is a crazy looking clam with unusual zig-zag teeth! A lot different than the T. maxima for sure.

Check out the pic!

http://www.reefbuilders.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/tridacna_costata-3.jpg

There are more amazing pics and the video on the RB site. (http://www.reefbuilders.com/2009/06/10/tridacna-costata-pics-vid-show-rare-giant-clam-unique/)

This may be a dumb question, but isn't that just the shell? Does anybody have a picture of what it looks like alive if that is dead?

[coralite]

I have one picture of a living specimen I will post in the near future, just waiting to get a few more. There is a good picture of a living Tcostata in the latest CORAL magazine

[DSR]

I think the fact that we are still discovering new species just emphasizes how little we know about our oceans... to me the discovery of a new critter is simply amazing. As a global culture we tend to think we are so advanced and know so much... but, in truth, we have so much more to discover.

[hiramshaish]

amazing

[ezcompany]

that clam in the video looks like their next meal though

[Patriot54]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15235185#post15235185 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by coralite
I have one picture of a living specimen I will post in the near future, just waiting to get a few more. There is a good picture of a living Tcostata in the latest CORAL magazine

Are you going to post that picture yet?