Japanese oyster

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Japanese oyster - a large oyster native to Japan and introduced along the Pacific coast of the United States; a candidate for introduction in Chesapeake Bay

Ostrea gigas

oyster - marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters

genus Ostrea, Ostrea - type genus of the family Ostreidae

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Reproductive cycle and mortality of the Japanese oyster Crassostrea gigas cultured in Bahia Falsa, Baja California, Mexico.

Morphometric relationships and growth models for the oyster Crassostrea corteziensis cultivated at the southeastern coast of the Gulf of California, Mexico

Chlamydia-like organisms in ctenidia and mantle cells of the Japanese oyster Crassostrea gigas from the French Atlantic coast.

FIRST REPORT OF AN EOSINOPHILIC RICKETTSIA-LIKE ORGANISM IN DISEASED OYSTERS CRASSOSTREA GIG AS

When a massive earthquake struck in 2011, Japanese oyster fisherman Atsushi Fujita was working as usual by the sea.

Seven years after tsunami, Japanese live uneasily with seawalls

Seasonal items like Japanese oyster, wagyu beef cubes and foie gras are now available.

A game of pick-up sticks at Kushikatsu Daruma

Held in the peak of the oyster season when oysters are at their best in Matsushima, Benihana has introduced an a la carte menu of oyster creations served with Kakinabe (traditional Japanese oyster soup) - available this month only, and perfect for Valentine's.

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Study of breeding of Japanese oyster, Crassostrea gigas.

Characterizations of shell and mantle edge pigmentation of a Pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas, in Korean Peninsula

At his rural home in the woods, long-time Forks, Washington resident John Anderson is photographed with hundreds of buoys used in Japanese oyster farms.

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Because there is not a culture method designed for pearl oysters in Santa Catarina State, Brazil, the usual methodology for the culture of juveniles of the Japanese oyster, Crassotrea gigas, was utilized.

Growth and survival of the pearl oyster Pteria hirundo (L.,1758) in an intermediate stage of culture in Santa Catarina, Brazil/Crescimento e sobrevivencia da ostra perlifera Pteria hirundo (L., 1758) em cultivo intermediario em Santa Catarina, Brasil

On the way home, you could buy a Japanese oyster pearl from the souvenir shop.

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On the sex change of the Japanese oyster, Ostrea gigas Thunberg.

Genetic determinants of protandric sex in the Pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas Thunberg