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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...