Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg 1793)
- Dataset
- Current status of the non-indigenous molluscs in Chile, with the first record of Otala punctata (Müller, 1774) (Gastropoda: Helicidae) in the country and new records for Cornu aspersum (Müller, 1774) and Deroceras laeve (Müller, 1774)
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Mollusca
- class
- Bivalvia
- order
- Ostreida
- family
- Ostreidae
- genus
- Crassostrea
- species
- Crassostrea gigas
description
Description Osorio (2002), Coan and Valentich-Scott (2012).
discussion
Remarks Filter feeder, invasive species, species of commercial importance (Diederich et al. 2005). UA, II.
distribution
Distribution Native to Japan and Korea and the North Atlantic Ocean (Coan and Valentich- Scott 2012). This species is usually introduced through aquaculture (Diederich et al. 2005). In Chile this species was introduced in 1978 and has been recorded from latitude 15 ° S to 40 ° S (Valdovinos 1999). Possible mechanism of introduction / Status Intentional transplantation / unestablished (Valdovinos 1999).
Name
- Homonyms
- Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg 1793)