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Pacific Oyster

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The Pacific oyster, Magallana gigas, also called the Japanese oyster, is an oyster native to the Pacific coast of Asia that has become an introduced species in North America, Australia, Europe and New Zealand.

Facts

Classification

Diet

Filter Feeder 1

System (Realm)

Freshwater 2

System (Realm)

Marine 2

Relationship to People

Invasive or Introduced Species 1

Comparison

NatureServe Rank

GNR Unranked 3

CITES Appendix

Not Listed 4

Identification

Distinguishing Appearance

Large, rounded, radial shell folds that are often extremely rough and sharp 1

Scientific Name

Magallana gigas 1

Conservation Status

Near Threatened 1

Connections

Child Taxon Of

Source Wikidata: Pacific Oyster

In Biome

Source Wikipedia: Pacific oyster

Intertidal Zone

Source Wikipedia: Pacific oyster

In Ecosystem

Source Wikidata: Pacific Oyster

Additional Source Wadden Sea (Wikipedia)Article text

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Sources

1. Wikipedia: Pacific oyster

Lead, sentence 1
The Pacific oyster (Magallana gigas), also called the Japanese oyster
Description
Its large, rounded, radial folds are often extremely rough and sharp.
human-interaction (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
It has become an introduced species in North America, Australia, Europe, and New Zealand.
article text (diet), EntityId 295843
Pacific oysters are nonspecific filter feeders, which means they ingest any particulate matter in the water column.
Infobox: status
NT
In Biome: Estuary, Habitat
M. gigas is an estuarine species, but can also be found in intertidal and subtidal zones.
In Biome: Intertidal Zone, Habitat
M. gigas is an estuarine species, but can also be found in intertidal and subtidal zones.

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2. GBIF Species API

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3. NatureServe Explorer: Magallana gigas

NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)

Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)

"roundedGRank": "GNR"

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4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Bivalvia

UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 43

Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 43

"cites_listing":"I/II/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Mollusca","class":"Bivalvia","order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Huîtres, Moules, Peignes","language":"FR"},{"name":"Clams And Mussels","language":"EN"},{"name":"Almejas, Mejillones","language":"ES"},{"name":"双壳纲","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]

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Wikidata: Pacific Oyster

Wikidata Q20857, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
Child Taxon Of: Bivalvia, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain

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Wadden Sea (Wikipedia)

In Ecosystem: Wadden Sea, Article text

Quote, In Ecosystem: Wadden Sea, Article text

European oyster once formed large beds in the region and was still present until a few decades ago, when extirpated due to a combination of disease and the continued spread of the invasive Pacific oyster, which now forms large beds in the Wadden Sea.

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