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.[1] The species has a long cultivation history for over 700 years. It is a sister taxon of Magallana nippona.
| Hong Kong oyster | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Ostreida |
| Family: | Ostreidae |
| Genus: | Magallana |
| Species: | M. glomerata
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| Binomial name | |
| Magallana glomerata (Lam & Morton, 2003)
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| Synonyms | |
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Crassostrea hongkongensis | |
References
edit- ^ Lam, Katherine (2003). "Mitochondrial DNA and morphological identification of a new species of Crassostrea (Bivalvia: Ostreidae) cultured for centuries in the Pearl River Delta, Hong Kong, China". Aquaculture. 228 (1–4): 1–13. doi:10.1016/S0044-8486(03)00215-1.
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