Kumamoto oyster

Kumamoto oyster
Kumamoto oysters at a Taylor Shellfish Company farm
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Ostreida
Family: Ostreidae
Genus: Magallana
Species:
M. sikamea
Binomial name
Magallana sikamea
Amemiya, 1928
Synonyms
  • Crassostrea (Magallana) sikamea (Amemiya, 1928)
  • Crassostrea sikamea (Amemiya, 1928)
  • Ostrea gigas var. sikamea Amemiya, 1928

Magallana sikamea, also known as the Kumamoto oyster or colloquially the Kumie[1] or Kumo,[2] is a species of edible true oyster native to the northwestern Pacific Ocean.[3] It has been introduced to many other locations to be farmed commercially for food.[3]

  1. ^ "Kumamoto Oyster — Oysterology Online". Pangea Shellfish Company. Archived from the original on 2023-12-31. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
  2. ^ "Kumamoto Oyster". Chef's Resources. Archived from the original on 2023-12-31. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
  3. ^ a b "National Estuarine and Marine Exotic Species Information System". Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on 2023-12-31. Retrieved 2023-12-31.