General information |
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Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) | ||
Common name | Giant cupped oyster, Giant Pacific oyster, Japanese Pacific oyster,Pacific | |
Synonyms |
Crassostrea talienwhanensis Crosse, 1862 Ostrea complanata Fenaux, 1944 Ostrea angulata (Lamarck, 1819) Ostrea cymbaeformis G.B. Sowerby II, 1871 Lopha posjetica newelskyi Vialov, 1946 Lopha posjetica zawoikoi Vialov, 1946 Lopha posjetica (Razin, 1934) Lopha posjetica beringi Vialov, 1946 Ostrea posjetica Razin 1934 Ostrea laperousii Schrenck, 1862 Ostrea virginica lusitanica Osorio, 1916 Ostrea rostralis G.B. Sowerby II, 1871 Ostrea gravitesta Yokoyama, 1926 Ostrea gigas Thunberg, 1793 Ostrea talienwhanensis Crosse, 1862 Dioeciostrea hispaniola Orton, 1928 Gryphaea angulata Lamarck, 1819 |
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IUCN Red List status (2014) | Not Reported |
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Habitat | - |
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Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Lophotrochozoa; Mollusca; Bivalvia; Pteriomorphia; Ostreoida; Ostreoidea; Ostreidae. |
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Geographical distribution | - |
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Occurrence | - | |
Importance | Food |
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Remarks | Nil |
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Karyological information |
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Geographical area of study | French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea -IFREMER hatchery in La Tremblade Charente-Maritime, France | |
Source of chromosomes | Embryos |
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Number of specimens with sex | Not reported |
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Diploid chromosome number | 20 |
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Karyotype formula | Not reported |
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Fundamental arm number | Not reported |
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Chromosome length | Not reported |
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Sex chromosome | Not detected |
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Chromosome staining/banding/FISH | Centromeric C-band was observed in pair five and telomeric C-bands were observed in pair 10; FISH with (GGAT)4, (GT)7 and (TA)10 probes revealed their distribution on chromosomes. |
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Reference(s) |
Bouilly K, Chaves R, Leitao A, Benabdelmouna A, Guedes-Pinto H (2008). Chromosomal organization of simple sequence repeats in the Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas): (GGAT)4, (GT)7 and (TA)10 chromosome patterns. Journal of Genetics, 87(2): 119-125. |
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