Pacific oyster
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| Crassostrea gigas Thunberg, 1793 |
The Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas) is the native oyster of the Pacific coast of Korea, Japan and China. It has been introduced to North America, especially in Puget Sound, Washington; and to the Australian states of Tasmania and South Australia. It is an important commercial harvest in all of these places.
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