Crassostrea is a genus of true oysters (family Ostreidae) containing some of the most important oysters used for food. The genus was recent split in WoRMS...
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Pacific oyster (redirect from Crassostrea gigas)
pacific members of Crassostrea to Magallana. Parts of the scientific community resist this change and continue to argue that Crassostrea gigas should be...
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Eastern oyster (redirect from Crassostrea virginica)
The eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica)—also called the Atlantic oyster, American oyster, or East Coast oyster—is a species of true oyster native to...
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Crassostrea tulipa, the West African mangrove oyster, is a true oyster in the family Ostreidae. The mangrove oyster is found in tropical intertidal zones...
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Kumamoto oyster (redirect from Crassostrea sikamea)
of the Pacific oyster, M. gigas. It has also been placed in the genus Crassostrea before species residing in the Pacific were moved to Magallana. Kumamoto...
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oysters. The oysters used in the dish are either Crassostrea gigas (Pacific oyster) or Crassostrea nippona (Iwagaki oyster). The dish is prepared by...
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Iwagaki oyster (redirect from Crassostrea nippona)
previously placed in the genus Crassostrea; from the Latin crass meaning "thick", ostrea meaning "oyster", and Crassostrea nippona is considered by part...
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fertilization to hatching. Members of genera Saccostrea, Magallana, and Crassostrea generally live in the intertidal zone, broadcast sperm and eggs into...
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Portuguese oyster (redirect from Crassostrea angulata)
The Portuguese oyster (Crassostrea angulata) is a species of oyster found in the southwest Iberian Peninsula, closely related to the Pacific oyster. Although...
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Crassostrea ingens is a species of fossil oyster, a marine bivalve mollusk in the family Ostreidae, the oyster. This species lived during the Pliocene...
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