Tag Archive for 'Acesta cryptadelphe'

In-situ image of giant file clams Acesta cryptadelphe, from the Gully, located approximately 140 miles off Nova Scotia, to the east of Sable Island, on the edge of the Scotian Shelf. Image credit: Jean-Marc Gagnon et al.

New Species of Giant File Clam Discovered

Sep 7, 2015 by News Staff

A team of marine biologists from Canada has described a new cryptic species of giant file clam, Acesta cryptadelphe, originally collected from the waters...