The proposed dropping of the genus crassostrea for all Pacific cupped oysters and its replacement by a new genus magallana: a dissenting view
The World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) currently registers all Pacific cupped oysters that were formerly members of the genus Crassostrea in a new genus, Magallana. Magallana gigas is designated as an ‘‘accepted name,’’ whereas a search for Crassostrea gigas results in the message ‘‘no matchin...
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- Fecha de publicación:
- 2017
- Institución:
- Universidad de Bogotá Jorge Tadeo Lozano
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- Expeditio: repositorio UTadeo
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- oai:expeditiorepositorio.utadeo.edu.co:20.500.12010/8962
- Palabra clave:
- Crassostrea
Animales marinos
Ostras
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| Summary: | The World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) currently registers all Pacific cupped oysters that were formerly members of the genus Crassostrea in a new genus, Magallana. Magallana gigas is designated as an ‘‘accepted name,’’ whereas a search for Crassostrea gigas results in the message ‘‘no matching results found.’’ This has caused dismay among many biologists, aquaculturists, and other stakeholders with an interest in the Pacific and other oysters. This note, which is authored by 27 interested scientists, presents a dissenting view and a rebuttal of the proposed change of genus. |
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