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Suminoe Oyster
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 almost identical in gross morphology to Crassostrea virginica.
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Description
Similar to other oysters, Crassostrea ariakensis is a bivalve mollusk with a hard calcium-carbonaceous shell. The hard shell provides protection from predation. The Suminoe oyster can reach shell heights of 76 mm within 2 years post-settlement. Growth and setting of Suminoe oyster larvae were most successful at salinities of 15 to 20 ppt, with no successful settlement occurring at salinities of 35 ppt or above. Growth of oyster spat was optimal at 25 °C. Spawning occurs from July until September at a bottom water temperature of 22–26 °C. Spawning is related to water temperature and salinity.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 606018.