Crassostrea gigas (Dypøsters)
Originator: Stein Mortensen
Systematics :
Kingdom: Animals (Animalia)
Phylum: Molluscs (Mollusca)
Class: Bivalve mollusc (Bivalvia)
Subclass: Pteriomorpha
Family: Ostreidae
Genus: Crassostrea
Species: Dypøsters (Crassostrea gigas)
Other names: gigaøsters, japansk østers
Norwegian name: Stillehavsøsters
Confusion species: Ostrea edulis
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