Waldo arthuri  (Clam)

Photo of Waldo arthuri by Aaron Baldwin

© Aaron Baldwin (Photo ID #78214)

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Photo Location Chatham Strait, Alaska
Photographer Aaron Baldwin
Habitat Green mud, 640 meters
Photo Date May 20, 2015
Upload Date June 17, 2015
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Photo ID # 78214
Comments This small bivalve lives on the spines of the heart urchin, Brisaster latifrons. This specimen was found in northern Chatham Strait and was located in one of the ambulacra of the urchin. To the best of my knowledge this is the first Alaskan record of this species.