Scientific Name | Crassostrea gigas | ||||
Common Name | Ostrea gigas; | ||||
Taxonomy ID | 29159 | ||||
Lineage | cellular organisms > Eukaryota > Opisthokonta > Metazoa > Eumetazoa > Bilateria > Protostomia > Lophotrochozoa > Mollusca > Bivalvia > Pteriomorphia > Ostreoida > Ostreoidea > Ostreidae > Crassostrea | ||||
External Links | NCBI; | ||||
Representative Assembly | oyster_v9 | GCA_000297895.1 | DNA GFF RNA Protein |
The Pacific oyster, Japanese oyster or Miyagi oyster (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.