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Crassostrea

Crassostrea is a genus of true oysters containing some of the most important oysters used for food.

Species
Extant species are: (syn. †Cubitostrea elegans Deshayes 1832 or Crassostrea (Cubitostrea) elegans) • †Crassostrea gigantissima (Finch 1824) – Giant fossil oyster • †Crassostrea gryphoides (Schlotheim 1813) • †Crassostrea hatcheri (Ihering 1899) • †Crassostrea ingens (Zittel 1864) • †Crassostrea kawauchidensis (Tamura 1977) • †Crassostrea patagonica (d'Orbigny 1842) (syn. Ostrea ferrarisi) • †Crassostrea raincourti (Deshayes 1858) • †Crassostrea titan (Conrad 1853) (syn. Ostrea prior, O. andersoni) • †Crassostrea transitoria (Hupé 1854) (syn. Ostrea maxima) • †Crassostrea wyomingensis == Genetics ==
Genetics
The genome of Crassostrea gigas (now 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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