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There are two main kinds of oysters found in the British Isles: the flat, or native, oyster (Ostrea edulis), most famously grown among the beds in Whitstable, Colchester and Helford; and the rock, or Pacific, oyster (Crassostrea gigas), which was introduced commercially into Britain in the 1960s.
Oysters Come Back in Vogue Will Lyons 2010
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This is followed by the Kumamoto oyster (Crassostrea sikamea) in Japan, a tiny thimble-shaped oyster grown in the Pacific Northwest.
Oysters Come Back in Vogue Will Lyons 2010
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In the U.S., the most widely grown oyster is the Eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica), which is farmed down the East Coast and Chesapeake Bay.
Oysters Come Back in Vogue Will Lyons 2010
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“Crassostrea gigas, a Japanese oyster, commonly called the Pacific oyster, became dominant in Europe during the 1970s.”
The Hundred-Foot Journey Richard C. Morais 2008
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“Crassostrea gigas, a Japanese oyster, commonly called the Pacific oyster, became dominant in Europe during the 1970s.”
The Hundred-Foot Journey Richard C. Morais 2008
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These ecosystems sustain billions of worms, protozoa, barnacles (Balanus spp.), oysters (Crassostrea spp.), sponges, and other invertebrates, some of which live attached to the roots.
Mangrove swamp 2008
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The ostra de mangle (Crassostrea rhizophora) is also endemic.
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“Crassostrea gigas, a Japanese oyster, commonly called the Pacific oyster, became dominant in Europe during the 1970s.”
The Hundred-Foot Journey Richard C. Morais 2008
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Some invertebrates appear closely related to mangroves and could be considered typical; for example, the mangrove tree crab (Aratus pisonii) and the crabs (Goniopsis cruentata and Ucides cordatus), the bivalve (Crassostrea rhizophorae) and many sponges.
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The mangrove oyster (Crassostrea rhizophorae) used to be one of the most common species in this community and a high-ranked staple for subsistence fishermen, but nowadays is almost totally extinct due to overexploitation.
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