Species Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Ostrea gigas Thunberg, C.P. 1793. Tekning och beskrifning pa en Ostronsort ifran Japan. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Academiens Nya Handlingar, Stockholm 14: 140-142 [140, figs 1-3] [non Humphrey, 1797].
• Ostrea laperousi Schrenck, L. von 1867. Mollusken von des Amur-Landes und des Nordjapanischen Meeres. 338 in Schrenck, L. von (ed). Reisen und Forschungen im Amur-Lande in den Jahren 1854-1856. St Petersbourg : Schrenck Vol. 2(3). [475, pl. 19, figs 1-6].
• Ostrea talienwhanensis Crosse, H. 1862. Description d'une espèce nouvelle du Nord de la Chine. Journal de Conchyliologie 10: 149 [149, pl. 6].

  Type data:

   Holotype BMNH D 218-7, Talienwhan, North China.
• Ostrea gigas sikamea Amemiya, I. 1928. Ecological studies of Japanese oysters with special reference to the salinity of their habitats. Journal of the College of Agriculture, Imperial University of Tokyo 9(5): 332-382 [336].

 

Generic Combinations

• Ostrea (Crassostrea) gigas (Thunberg, 1906). —
  Sato, Y., Masuda, K. & Shuto, T. 1986. Pelecypod fauna of the Shimajiri Group in Miyako-jima, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Memoires of the Faculty of Science, Kyushu University 26(1): 1-49 [29]
• Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793). —
  Torigoe, K. 1981. Oysters in Japan. Journal of Science of the Hiroshima University 29(2): 291-419 [325]
• Crassotrea laperousi (Shrenk, 1861). —
  Torigoe, K. 1981. Oysters in Japan. Journal of Science of the Hiroshima University 29(2): 291-419 [325]
• Crassostrea sikamea (Amemiya, 1928). —
  Torigoe, K. 1981. Oysters in Japan. Journal of Science of the Hiroshima University 29(2): 291-419 [325]

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria

Extra Distribution Information

Endemic to Japan, but introduced around various nations in the Pacific, incluing Australia, and Europe. In Australia it was introduced to NSW, VIC, TAS, SA, and WA, but is now no longer found in WA

Introduced from not known.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37)

Ecological Descriptors

Intertidal, marine, rocky shore, shallow subtidal.

 

General References

Arakawa, K.Y. 1990. Commercially important species of oysters in the world. Marine Behaviour and Physiology 17: 1-13 [2-4]

Boudry, P., Heutebise, S., Collet, B., Cornette, F. & Gérard, A. 1998. Differentiation between populations of the Portugese oyster, Crassostrea angulata (Lamarck) and the Pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg), revealed by mtDNA RFLP analysis. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 226: 279-291

Buroker, N.E., Hershberger, W.K. & Chew, K.K. 1979. Population genetics of the family Ostreidae. I. Intraspecific studies of Crassostrea gigas and Saccostrea commercialis. Marine Biology 54(2): 157-169

DPI Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas). Department of Primary Industries - Fishing and Aquaculture. http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/pests-diseases/marine-pests/nsw/pacific-oyster

Kay, E.A. 1979. Hawaiian marine shells. Reef and shore fauna of Hawaii. Section 4 : Mollusca. Honolulu, Hawaii : Bishop Museum Press Bernice P. Bishop Museum Special Publication Vol. 64(4) 653 pp. [535-537, fig. 173H]

Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. Bivalves of Australia. Leiden : Backhuys Publishers Vol. 2 288 pp. [136, fig. 340]

Morris, S. 1985. Preliminary guide to the oysters of Hong Kong. Asian Marine Biology 2: 119-138 [123-125, pl. 2A-F]

ÓFoighil, D., Gaffney, P.M.& Hilbish, T.J. 1995. Differences in the mitochondrial 16S ribosomal gene sequences allow discrimination among America [Crassostrea virginica (Gmelin)] and Asian [C. gigas (Thunberg) C. aiakensis Wakiya] oyser species. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 192: 211-220

Reece, K., Cordes, J., Stubbs, J., Hudson, K. & Francis, E. 2008. Molecular phylogenies help resolve taxonomic confusion with Asian Crassostrea oyster species. Marine Biology 153(4): 709-721 (results indicate that C. angulata is not distinct from C. gigas, however, authors do not deal with resulting taxonomic changes nor follow up on morphological evidence)

Sato, Y., Masuda, K. & Shuto, T. 1986. Pelecypod fauna of the Shimajiri Group in Miyako-jima, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Memoires of the Faculty of Science, Kyushu University 26(1): 1-49 [29-30, pl. 3, fig. 6]

Thomson, J.M. 1954. The genera of oysters and the Australian species. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 5(1): 132-168 [158-159, pls 8-10]

Torigoe, K. 1981. Oysters in Japan. Journal of Science of the Hiroshima University 29(2): 291-419 [325]

Torigoe, K. 2004. Oysters in the world. Part 2. Systematic description of the Recent oysters. Bulletin of the Nishinomiya Shell Museum 3(3): 1-63, pls I-XIII, index (1-9) [13-15, pl. 3, figs 1a-1d]

 

Common Name References

Thomson, J.M. 1954. The genera of oysters and the Australian species. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 5(1): 132-168 [158] (Japanese Oyster, Pacific Oyster)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
22-Aug-2023	BIVALVIA	22-Aug-2023	MOVED	Mr Des Beechey Ingo Burghardt Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM)
23-Oct-2014	BIVALVIA	16-Nov-2015	MODIFIED	ABRS
11-Aug-2014		28-Jul-2014	MOVED
11-Aug-2014	OSTREOIDEA	12-Sep-2013	MODIFIED	Dr Winston Ponder (AM) Mr Des Beechey (AM) Dr Peter Middelfart (AM)
		07-Jan-2011	MODIFIED