''Magallana'' is a genus of
true oyster
The Ostreidae, the true oysters, include most species of molluscs commonly consumed as oysters. Pearl oysters are not true oysters, and belong to the order Pteriida.
Like scallops, true oysters have a central adductor muscle, which means the sh ...
s (family
Ostreidae
The Ostreidae, the true oysters, include most species of molluscs commonly consumed as oysters. Pearl oysters are not true oysters, and belong to the order Pteriida.
Like scallops, true oysters have a central adductor muscle, which means the sh ...
) 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
In taxonomy (general), taxonomy, a group is paraphyletic if it consists of the group's most recent common ancestor, last common ancestor and most of its descendants, excluding a few Monophyly, monophyletic subgroups. The group is said to be pa ...
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Species
Extant species
Extant species include:
[Taxon list for ''Magallana''](_blank)
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Magallana ariakensis
The Suminoe oyster (''Magallana ariakensis''), is a species of true oyster which inhabits intertidal hard grounds and substrate, as well as muddy creeks of warm estuaries throughout the western Pacific. It is large and flat in appearance and alm ...
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(Fujita, 1913) – Suminoe oyster
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Magallana belcheri
''Magallana'' is a genus of true oysters (family Ostreidae) 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.
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(G.B. Sowerby II, 1871)
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Magallana bilineata
''Magallana bilineata'', commonly known as the Philippine cupped oyster or slipper oyster, is an economically important species of true oyster found abundantly in the western Pacific Ocean, from the Philippines to Tonga and Fiji. In 2020 an exoti ...
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(Röding, 1798) - Philippine cupped oyster (''talabang tsinelas'')
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Magallana dactylena
''Magallana'' is a genus of true oysters (family Ostreidae) 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.
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(Iredale, 1939)
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Magallana gigas
The Pacific oyster, Japanese oyster, or Miyagi oyster (''Magallana gigas''), is an oyster native to the Pacific coast of Asia. It has become an introduced species in North America, Australia, Europe, and New Zealand.
Etymology
The genus ''Maga ...
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(Thunberg, 1793) (syn. ''C. talienwhanensis'') – Pacific oyster
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Magallana 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. The ...
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(Lam & Morton, 2003)
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Magallana nippona
The Iwagaki oyster (''Magallana nippona''), is an oyster native to Japan. It was first described in 1934.
Etymology
The genus ''Magallana'' is named for the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan and its specific epithet nippona is for "Japa ...
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(Seki, 1934)
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Magallana rivularis
''Magallana'' is a genus of true oysters (family Ostreidae) 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.
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(Gould, 1861)
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Magallana sikamea
''Magallana'' is a genus of true oysters (family Ostreidae) 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.
Species Extant species ...
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(Amemiya, 1928) – Kumamoto oyster
Genetics
The genome of ''Magallana gigas'' has been recently sequenced
revealing an extensive set of genes that enable it to cope with environmental stresses.
References
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Bivalve genera
Extant Early Cretaceous first appearances