Tag Archive for 'Oyster'

The pearl oyster (Pinctada fucata). Image credit: K. Mikimoto & Co., Ltd / Pearl Research Institute.

Pearl Oyster Genome Successfully Sequenced

Nov 11, 2022 by Natali Anderson

Scientists from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University and elsewhere have produced a near-complete, haplotype-phased, genome...

Shell of Pinctada phuketensis from Dok Mai Island, Phuket, Thailand; external and internal views of left and right valves: (A and C) paratypes; (B) holotype. Abbreviations: LV - left valve; RV - right valve. Scale bars - 5 cm in (A), 4 cm in (C). Image credit: Somrup et al., doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1119.87724.

New Species of Pearl Oyster Discovered

Sep 5, 2022 by Natali Anderson

Marine biologists have described a new species of the oyster genus Pinctada from the east coast of Phuket Island, Thailand, in the Andaman Sea. Shell of...

Mound A made almost entirely of oyster at the Crystal River site, Florida Gulf Coast, which is estimated to contain 20-30 million oysters which accumulated between 1,330 and 800 years ago. It covered at least 9,000 m2, even after approximately 1/3 of the mound was destroyed during the historical period. At its highest point, the mound stood 9 m above the surrounding landscape. Image credit: Victor Thompson.

North American and Australian Indigenous Communities Farmed Oysters for 5,000-10,000 Years

May 3, 2022 by News Staff

Despite several important studies, Indigenous fisheries generally receive less attention from scholars and managers than the 17th-20th century capitalist...

Torvosaurus gurneyi. Image credit: © Sergey Krasovskiy.

Cretaceous Dinosaurs Lived in Warm and Variable Greenhouse Climate, Study Suggests

Jun 11, 2021 by News Staff

Paleoclimatologists have precisely reconstructed monthly sea surface temperatures at around 50 °N latitude from fossil shells of bivalve mollusks that...