Crassostrea gigas
Magallana gigas
Summary 2
The Pacific oyster, Japanese oyster or Miyagi oyster (Magallana gigas) (previously Crassostrea gigas), is an oyster native to the Pacific coast of Asia. It has become an introduced species in North America, Australia, Europe, and New Zealand.
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- (c) Thesupermat, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Magallana_gigas_-_Huitre_creuse_-_007.jpg
- (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magallana_gigas
