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    The eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica)—also called the Atlantic oyster, American oyster, or East Coast oyster—is a species of true oyster native to...
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    Amaral & Simone, 2014 Crassostrea rhizophorae (Guilding, 1828) Crassostrea tulipa (Lamarck, 1819) – mangrove oyster Crassostrea virginica (Gmelin, 1791) –...
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    Ragone Calvo et al. (2003) selectively bred the eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica, for resistance against co-occurring parasites Haplosporidium nelson...
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  • (horse) (born 2014), thoroughbred racehorse The eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica), also called the bluepoint oyster Bluepoint Games Literal translation...
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  • and almost identical in gross morphology to Crassostrea virginica. Similar to other oysters, Crassostrea ariakensis is a bivalve mollusk with a hard...
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    can cause DNA damage. These species include the American oyster Crassostrea virginica, zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) and the blue mussel Mytilus...
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  • Massachusetts Wellfleet oyster, a name for the eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) Wellfleet Railroad Station, a former railroad station in Wellfleet...
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    harvests of native varieties. For example, the eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) was introduced to California waters in 1875, while the Pacific...
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    Atlantic seaboard and the Gulf of Mexico, especially oysters (Crassostrea virginica). Scientists have frequently demonstrated the presence of V. vulnificus...
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    can build up over time as new larvae settle on older individuals. Crassostrea virginica were once abundant in Chesapeake Bay and shorelines bordering the...
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  • zoospores. The most economically important host is the eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica). The parasite is also common in C. corteziensis, and the species...
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  • farmed food oysters include the Eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica, the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas, Belon oyster Ostrea edulis, the Sydney rock...
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  • Haplosporidium nelsoni Infection (MSX disease) in the Eastern Oyster (Crassostrea virginica)". Marine Biotechnology. 2 (5): 456–465. doi:10.1007/s101260000021...
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    completing their respective life cycles.: 40–48  In the United States Crassostrea virginica, the eastern oyster, was a major reef builder in the Chesapeake...
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    littorea, the mud snail Tritia obsoleta and the eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica The length of the shell varies between 2.8 mm and 5.8 mm. The smooth...
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    experimental reefs created in 2004 now house 180 million native oysters, Crassostrea virginica, which is far fewer than the billions that once existed. In 2009...
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    in the digestive system and shell biofilm of the eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica". Marine Ecology Progress Series. 621: 95–105. Bibcode:2019MEPS...
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    Oyster crab Z. ostreus on Crassostrea virginica Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Crustacea Class: Malacostraca...
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  • organization that leads conservation efforts of the native Eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica, in the Chesapeake Bay and Eastern United States. The organization's...
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    Perkinsus marinus infections and host defence mechanisms in oyster, Crassostrea virginica (Gmelin)". Journal of Fish Diseases. 21 (5): 371–380. Bibcode:1998JFDis...
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    was, however, brought to Europe together with the eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica. In Belgium, the first slipper limpet was found on September 28...
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    river and ocean floors. The abundance and importance of oysters (Crassostrea virginica) is apparent in the many middens left by the Timucua in mounds many...
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    to dock in the city. Fishing Creek is a breeding sanctuary for Crassostrea virginica, as well as Chrysaora chesapeakei. The southern end of the city...
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    Shellfish was a staple of their diet, including the Eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) abundant in the waterways throughout the present-day New York City...
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    Gemstone Emerald Mineral Gold Rock Granite Shell Eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) Toy Teddy Bear State route marker State quarter Released in 2002...
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  • (Venerupis philippinarum) Perkinsus marinus on eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) Perkinsus mediterraneus on European flat oyster (Ostrea edulis)...
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    LL 162, 1976 Fruit Strawberry (Fragaria) LL 166, 1980 Gemstone Crassostrea virginica oyster shell (previously agate 1976–2011) LL 163, 2011 Mineral Agate...
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  • 1976). "Occurrence of hematopoietic neoplasms in Virginia oysters (Crassostrea virginica)". Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 56 (2): 319–24. doi:10...
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    species that is found where the tide meets the sand. Eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) - Once widely found through much of the harbor and a staple of...
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  • nelsoni Haskin, Stauber & Mackin, 1966 - infected the eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica), causing the disease MSX. Haplosporidium nemertis Debaisieux, 1920...
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