Hong Kong oyster | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Ostreida |
Family: | Ostreidae |
Genus: | Magallana |
Species: | M. glomerata
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Binomial name | |
Magallana glomerata (Lam & Morton, 2003)
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Synonyms | |
Crassostrea hongkongensis |
The Hong Kong oyster (Magallana hongkongensis), is a species of true oyster found in Hong Kong and the mouth of Pearl River in China. The species was uniquely identified by comparing the genetic distances of mitochondrial DNA sequences. [1] The species has a long cultivation history for over 700 years. It is a sister taxon of Magallana nippona.
Hong Kong oyster | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Ostreida |
Family: | Ostreidae |
Genus: | Magallana |
Species: | M. glomerata
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Binomial name | |
Magallana glomerata (Lam & Morton, 2003)
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Synonyms | |
Crassostrea hongkongensis |
The Hong Kong oyster (Magallana hongkongensis), is a species of true oyster found in Hong Kong and the mouth of Pearl River in China. The species was uniquely identified by comparing the genetic distances of mitochondrial DNA sequences. [1] The species has a long cultivation history for over 700 years. It is a sister taxon of Magallana nippona.