Hong Kong oyster

Hong Kong oyster
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Ostreida
Family: Ostreidae
Genus: Magallana
Species:
M. glomerata
Binomial name
Magallana glomerata
(Lam & Morton, 2003)
Synonyms

Crassostrea hongkongensis

The Hong Kong oyster (Magallana hongkongensis), is a species of true oyster found in Hong Kong and the mouth of Pearl River in China. The species was uniquely identified by comparing the genetic distances of mitochondrial DNA sequences.[1] The species has a long cultivation history for over 700 years. It is a sister taxon of Magallana nippona.

References

  1. ^ Lam, Katherine (2003). "Mitochondrial DNA and morphological identification of a new species of Crassostrea (Bivalvia: Ostreidae) cultured for centuries in the Pearl River Delta, Hong Kong, China". Aquaculture. 228 (1–4): 1–13. doi:10.1016/S0044-8486(03)00215-1.


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