Magallana | |
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Pacific oyster, Magallana gigas | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Ostreida |
Family: | Ostreidae |
Genus: | Magallana Salvi & Mariottini, 2016 |
Species | |
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Magallana is a genus of true oysters (family Ostreidae) [1] containing some of the most important oysters used for food. Species in this genus have been moved from Crassostrea after it was found to be paraphyletic. [2] [3]
Extant species are: [1]
Species only known from the fossil record: [1]
The genome of Magallana gigas has been recently sequenced [4] revealing an extensive set of genes that enable it to cope with environmental stresses.
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