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Crassostrea

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Crassostrea
genus of farmed oysters in subclass Lamellibranchia; includes C. angulata (Portuguese oyster), C. gigas (Pacific cupped oyster), C. virginicus (American cupped oyster), Saccostrea commercialis (Sydney rock oyster). See Table 23.
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ABSTRACT Natural variation in the physiological variables of the eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica from a tropical climate have until now been poorly documented.
Seasonal variation of physiological parameters in the eastern oyster ... by Gullian, M.; Aguirre-Macedo, L. / Journal of Shellfish Research
Gametogenesis of eastern oysters, Crassostrea virginica (Gmelin, 1791), and Pacific oysters, Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) in disease-endemic lower Chesapeake Bay.
Multiple stable reference points in oyster populations: biological ... by Powell, Eric N.; Klinck, John M.; Ashton-Alcox, Kathryn A.; Kraeuter, John N. / Fishery Bulletin
00 (pa) A committee of the Council investigates the possible consequences of introducing a native Chinese oyster, Crassostrea ariakensis or Suminoe oyster, into the Bay, as proposed by the state of Virginia.
Nonnative Oysters in the Chesapeake Bay. (CD-ROM included) by SciTech Book News
 
 
 
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