The Pacific oyster (Magallana gigas), also called the Japanese oyster, is an oyster native to the Pacific coast of Asia. It has become an introduced species in North America, Australia, Europe, and New Zealand.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Pacific Oyster being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Saccostrea glomerata
- Crassostrea virginica
- Saccostrea cuccullata
- Striostrea prismatica
- Striostrea margaritacea
- Saccostrea scyphophilla
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Bivalvia
- Order
- Ostreida
- Family
- Ostreidae
- Genus
- Magallana
- Species
- Magallana gigas
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