Pacific oysters (Crassostrea gigas) have been introduced worldwide for aquaculture, which
can benefit food sovereignty and economic development; however, established non‐native …

Oysters are ecosystem engineers that form biogenic reef habitats in shallow coastal and
estuarine waters and provide important ecosystem services. Widespread global declines …

The diversity of native oysters in many regions is overshadowed by the global dominance of
a few economically important species. Here we describe the Muar Oyster, Crassostrea …

The coastal lagoons of the Gulf of California support important traditional fisheries and
mollusc cultures (generally oysters) and receive important volumes of agricultural, industrial …

Crassostrea (Magallana) saidii has been commercially ranched in Malaysia and consumed
for more than 160 years, but it was only recently identified as a new species to science. This …

Total mercury (Hg) and selenium (Se) contents were determined in oysters Saccostrea
palmula and Crassostrea corteziensis soft tissues from four coastal lagoons of the …

Fossil oysters are commonly found in Rio Grande do Sul Coastal Plain (RSCP), where the
main species are Ostrea cf. puelchana d'Orbigny, 1841 and Crassostrea praia Ihering, 1907 …

The genus Crassostrea has an important role for community life in coastal and mangrove
ecosystems. In this article, we try to review in detail the ecology, biology, and ecological …

The oyster Crassostrea cf. corteziensis is a species that inhabits a sandy-stony area located
in the mangrove ecosystem in the estuary of the Chone River, where it is exploited in an …

Striostrea prismatica is an oyster of commercial importance present in several locations of
the Eastern Tropical Pacific. The objective of this study was to evaluate the sex ratio …