Crassostrea virginica
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Sub-Class:
Pteriomorphia
Order:
Ostreida
Sub-Order:
Ostreidea
Family:
Ostreidae
Sub-Family:
Crassostreinae
Genus:
Crassostrea
Species:
Crassostrea virginica
Synonym(s):
Ostrea virginica Gmelin, 1791
Dioeciostrea americana Orton, 1928
Lopha gibsonsmithi Macsotay & Campos, 2001
Ostrea borealis Lamarck, 1819
Ostrea canadensis Lamarck, 1819
Ostrea floridensis G. B. Sowerby II, 1871
Ostrea procyon Holmes, 1858
Ostrea reniformis G. B. Sowerby II, 1871
Ostrea rostrata G. B. Sowerby II, 1871
Ostrea triangularis Holmes, 1856
Ostrea virginiana Röding, 1798
Ostrea virginica Gmelin, 1791 (original combination)
Diagnosis
Body_length: 5-15 cm
Life cycle
Reproduction_mode: sexual
Reference(s)
Observation site(s)
SYMBIONTS
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Association with... | Region origin | Name of site | In reference... |
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Perkinsus marinus | Coastal lagoons of Tabasco | Carmen lagoon | (1994) |
Perkinsus marinus | Coastal lagoons of Tabasco | Mecoacan lagoon | (1994) |
Perkinsus marinus | Barataria Bay Louisiana. | Sugar House Bend in the southern part of Barataria Bay |
Preliminary Note on the Occurrence of a New Protistan Parasite, Dermocystidium marinum n. sp. in Crassostrea virginica (Gmelin). Science 111:328 - 329. doi: 10.1126/science.111.2883.328 (1950) |
Perkinsus marinus | New York | Long Island Sound |
Perkinsus marinus tissue distribution and seasonal variation in oysters Crassostrea virginica from Florida, Virginia and New York. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 34:51 - 61. doi: 10.3354/dao034051 (1998) |
Perkinsus marinus | Virginia | James River |
Perkinsus marinus tissue distribution and seasonal variation in oysters Crassostrea virginica from Florida, Virginia and New York. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 34:51 - 61. doi: 10.3354/dao034051 (1998) |
Perkinsus marinus | Florida | Apalachicola bay |
Perkinsus marinus tissue distribution and seasonal variation in oysters Crassostrea virginica from Florida, Virginia and New York. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 34:51 - 61. doi: 10.3354/dao034051 (1998) |
Perkinsus marinus | Coastal lagoons of Tabasco | Carmen lagoon | (1994) |