Crassostrea gigas ( Thunberg, 1793 )

Araya, Juan Francisco, 2015, Current status of the non-indigenous molluscs in Chile, with the first record of Otala punctata (Müller, 1774) (Gastropoda: Helicidae) in the country and new records for Cornu aspersum (Müller, 1774) and Deroceras laeve (Müller, 1774), Journal of Natural History 49 (29), pp. 1731-1761 : 1734

Crassostrea gigas ( Thunberg, 1793)

Description

Osorio (2002), Coan and Valentich-Scott (2012).

Distribution

Native to Japan and Korea and the North Atlantic Ocean (Coan and Valentich- Scott 2012). This species is usually introduced through aquaculture ( Diederich et al. 2005). In Chile this species was introduced in 1978 and has been recorded from latitude 15° S to 40° S ( Valdovinos 1999).

Possible mechanism of introduction/Status

Intentional transplantation/unestablished ( Valdovinos 1999).

Remarks

Filter feeder, invasive species, species of commercial importance ( Diederich et al. 2005). UA, II.