Crassostrea sikamea (Amemiya, 1928)

Kumamoto oyster

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Conservation Status

Rediscovered

Distribution

Japan

Biology & Ecology

Hypodigm

Media

References

Original scientific description:

Amemiya, I. (1928). Ecological studies of Japanese oysters with special reference to the salinity of their habitats. J. Coll. Agric. Imp. Univ. Tokyo 9:333–382.

Other references:

Banks, M. A., McGoldrick, D. J., Borgeson, W. and Hedgecock, D. (1994). Gametic incompatibility and genetic divergence of Pacific and Kumamoto oysters, Crassostrea gigas and C. sikamea. Mar. Biol. 121: 127-135.

Hedgecock, D., Li, G., Banks, M. A. and Kain, Z. (1999). Occurrence of the Kumamoto oyster Crassostrea sikamea in the Ariake Sea, Japan. Mar. Biol. 133: 65-68.

Wang, Haiyan et al. (2013). Occurrence and Distribution of Crassostrea sikamea (Amemiya 1928) in China. Journal of Shellfish Research 32(2): 439-446. [Abstract]

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