loading...| Preferred Name | oyster | |
| Synonyms |
crassostrea spp. ostrea spp. pteriidae ostreidae |
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| Definitions |
Oyster is the common name for a number of different families of salt-water bivalve molluscs that live in marine or brackish habitats. In some species the valves are highly calcified, and many are somewhat irregular in shape. True oysters are members of the family *Ostreidae*. This family includes the edible oysters, which mainly belong to the genera *Ostrea, Crassostrea, Ostreola, Magallana, Saccostrea*. Pearl oysters are not closely related to true oysters, being members of a distinct family, the feathered oysters (*Pteriidae*). |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FOODON_03411224 |
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| alternative term |
crassostrea spp. ostrea spp. pteriidae ostreidae |
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eolife:2267 langual:B1224 |
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| has_exact_synonym |
ostreidae |
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| has_narrow_synonym |
crassostrea spp. ostrea spp. pteriidae |
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| IAO_0000117 |
Damion Dooley |
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| label |
oyster |
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| prefixIRI |
FOODON:03411224 |
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| prefLabel |
oyster |
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| textual definition |
Oyster is the common name for a number of different families of salt-water bivalve molluscs that live in marine or brackish habitats. In some species the valves are highly calcified, and many are somewhat irregular in shape. True oysters are members of the family *Ostreidae*. This family includes the edible oysters, which mainly belong to the genera *Ostrea, Crassostrea, Ostreola, Magallana, Saccostrea*. Pearl oysters are not closely related to true oysters, being members of a distinct family, the feathered oysters (*Pteriidae*). |
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