Crassostrea

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The list of species of Crassostrea genus

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The list of species of Crassostrea genus

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Eastern oyster

Crassostrea virginica

The eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica )—also called the Atlantic oyster, American oyster, or East Coast oyster—is a species of true oyster native to eastern North and South America. Other names in local or culinary use include the Wellfleet...

Portuguese oyster

Crassostrea angulata

The Portuguese oyster, Crassostrea angulata, is a species of oyster found in the southwest Iberian Peninsula, closely related to the Pacific oyster. Although first identified as a native European species, genetic studies have suggested the...

Crassostrea tulipa

Crassostrea tulipa, the West African mangrove oyster, is a true oyster in the family Ostreidae.