Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
type: TaxonName
type: Label
aphia ID: 140656
scientific name ID: 140656
scientific name ID: urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140656
scientific name: Crassostrea gigas
authorship: (Thunberg, 1793)
scientific name authorship: (Thunberg, 1793)
full scientific name: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
scientific name: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
bilbio graphic citation: MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140656 on 2025-11-01
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
is part of: https://marineinfo.org/id/dataset/632
is part of: https://marineinfo.org/id/dataset/82
is part of: https://marineinfo.org/id/dataset/3160
is part of: https://marineinfo.org/id/dataset/3201
is part of: https://marineinfo.org/id/dataset/5275
is part of: https://marineinfo.org/id/dataset/3210
is part of: https://marineinfo.org/id/dataset/5274
is part of: https://marineinfo.org/id/dataset/2565
is part of: https://marineinfo.org/id/dataset/3123
is part of: https://marineinfo.org/id/dataset/3731
is part of: https://marineinfo.org/id/dataset/5271
is part of: https://marineinfo.org/id/dataset/5273
is part of: https://marineinfo.org/id/dataset/8131
has status: superseded combination
is of rank: Species
taxon rank: Species
source: Tekning och Beskrifning på en stor Ostronsort ifrån Japan
source: Двустворчатые моллюски умеренных вод северо-западной части Тихого океана. Bivalve molluscs of the temperate latitudes of the western part of the Pacific Ocean
source: Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells
source: Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM.
source: Natural hybridization between genetically differentiated populations of Crassostrea gigas and C. angulata highlighted by sequence variation in flanking regions of a microsatellite locus.
source: Widespread null alleles and poor cross-species amplification of microsatellite dna loci cloned from the Pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas
source: Taxonomic status of four Crassostrea oysters from China as inferred from mitochondrial DNA sequences
source: Current status and trends of biological invasions in the Lagoon of Venice, a hotspot of marine NIS introductions in the Mediterranean Sea.
source: A scientific name for Pacific oysters
source: Two Oceans. A guide to the marine life of southern Africa. Revised edition. David Philip: Cape Town.
source: Bivalve seashells of western South America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Punta Aguja, Peru to Isla Chiloé, Chile. Santa Barbara: Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. vii + 593 pp.
source: A Fossil Pearl from the Upper Miocene Kubota Formation in the Higashitanagura Area, Fukushima Prefecture, Northeastern Japan
source: Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru
source: The proposed dropping of the genus Crassostrea for all Pacific cupped oysters and Its replacement by a new genus Magallana: A dissenting view
source: Crassostrea gigas or Magallana gigas: A Community-based Scientific Response
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denotes: Taxon
  type: Concept
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  has habitat: marine
  has synonym name: https://aphia.org/id/taxname/748261
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  has synonym name: https://aphia.org/id/taxname/542195
  has synonym name: https://aphia.org/id/taxname/605705
  is subject of: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
  is subject of: Japanse oester
  is subject of: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) Specimen from Chioggia near Venice, Italy (actual size 85 mm)
  is subject of: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) Specimen from Etang de Leucate, Mediterranean coast of France (actual size 105 mm)
  is subject of: Crassostrea gigas
  has distribution: Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Belgian Exclusive Economic Zone
  has distribution: Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Zeebrugge
  has distribution: Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Koksijde
  has distribution: Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - British Isles
  has distribution: Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Dutch Exclusive Economic Zone
  has distribution: Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Oosterschelde
  has distribution: Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Sas van Goes
  has distribution: Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Zeeland
  has distribution: Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Arctic Ocean
  has distribution: Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Baltic sea
  has distribution: Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Black Sea
  has distribution: Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Algerian Exclusive Economic Zone
  has distribution: Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - North Sea
  has distribution: Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Wadden Sea
  has distribution: Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Elbe
  has distribution: Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Italian part of the Adriatic Sea
  has distribution: Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - German part of the North Sea
  has distribution: Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone
  has distribution: Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Irish Exclusive economic Zone
  has distribution: Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Canadian Exclusive Economic Zone [Pacific part]
  has distribution: Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Swedish part of the Skagerrak
  has distribution: Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Bizerte Lagoon
  has distribution: Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Gulf of Gabès
  has distribution: Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Rio Grande
  has distribution: Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Spain - Demarcación Marina Noratlántica
  has distribution: Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Turkish part of the Aegean Sea
  has distribution: Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Spain - Demarcación Marina Sudatlántica
  has distribution: Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Mexican part of the Gulf of California
  has distribution: Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Ecuadorean Exclusive Economic Zone
  has distribution: Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Ionian sea
  has distribution: Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Argentinean Exclusive Economic Zone
  has distribution: Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Norwegian Exclusive Economic Zone
  has distribution: Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Central Kuroshio Current
  has distribution: Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia
  has distribution: Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Belizean Exclusive Economic Zone
  has distribution: Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Marmara Sea
  has distribution: Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Celtic Sea
  has distribution: Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - French part of the Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin
  has distribution: Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Tunisian part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin
  has distribution: Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Danish part of the North Sea
  has distribution: Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Swedish part of the Kattegat
  has distribution: Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Norwegian part of the North Sea
  has distribution: Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Slovenian part of the Adriatic Sea
  has distribution: Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - French part of the Bay of Biscay
  has distribution: Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Chilean Exclusive Economic Zone
  has distribution: Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - French part of the North Atlantic Ocean
  has distribution: Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - United Kingdom
  has distribution: Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - New Zealand
  has distribution: Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Danish part of the Kattegat
  has distribution: Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Maltese part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin

superseded combination
type: Concept
type: Status
definition: When a species is transferred to another genus, and is also known as a new combination
taxonomic status: synonym
nomenclatural status: available

Species
type: Concept
type: Rank

Tekning och Beskrifning på en stor Ostronsort ifrån Japan
type: Source
type: BibliographicResource
bibliographic citation: Thunberg, C.P. (1793). Tekning och Beskrifning på en stor Ostronsort ifrån Japan. Kongliga Vetenskaps Academiens Nya Handlingar. 14(4-6): 140-142, 1 pl.
is accessible for free: 1
date published: 1793

Двустворчатые моллюски умеренных вод северо-западной части Тихого океана. Bivalve molluscs of the temperate latitudes of the western part of the Pacific Ocean
type: Source
type: BibliographicResource
bibliographic citation: Scarlato, O. A. (1981). Двустворчатые моллюски умеренных вод северо-западной части Тихого океана. Bivalve molluscs of the temperate latitudes of the western part of the Pacific Ocean. Определители по фауне СССР. Guides to the fauna of the USSR. 126: Nauka, Leningrad, 479 pp.
date published: 1981

Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells
type: Source
type: BibliographicResource
bibliographic citation: Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp.
date published: 1998

Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM.
type: Source
type: BibliographicResource
bibliographic citation: Huber, M. (2010). Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM.
source: https://marineinfo.org/id/publication/215405
date published: 2010

Natural hybridization between genetically differentiated populations of Crassostrea gigas and C. angulata highlighted by sequence variation in flanking regions of a microsatellite locus.
type: Source
type: BibliographicResource
bibliographic citation: Huvet, A.; Fabioux, C.; Mccombie, H.; Lapegue, S.; Boudry, P. (2004). Natural hybridization between genetically differentiated populations of Crassostrea gigas and C. angulata highlighted by sequence variation in flanking regions of a microsatellite locus. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 272: 141-152.
date published: 2004

Widespread null alleles and poor cross-species amplification of microsatellite dna loci cloned from the Pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas
type: Source
type: BibliographicResource
bibliographic citation: Hedgecock D., Li G., Hubert S., Bucklin K. & Ribes V. 2003. Widespread null alleles and poor cross-species amplification of microsatellite dna loci cloned from the Pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas. Journal of Shellfish Research, 23(2): 379-385.
date published: 2003

Taxonomic status of four Crassostrea oysters from China as inferred from mitochondrial DNA sequences
type: Source
type: BibliographicResource
bibliographic citation: Yu Z., Kong X. Zhang L., Guo X. & Xiang J. 2003. Taxonomic status of four Crassostrea oysters from China as inferred from mitochondrial DNA sequences. Journal of Shellfish Research, 22(1): 31-38.
date published: 2003

Current status and trends of biological invasions in the Lagoon of Venice, a hotspot of marine NIS introductions in the Mediterranean Sea.
type: Source
type: BibliographicResource
bibliographic citation: Marchini, A., J. Ferrario, A. Sfriso & A. Occhipinti-Ambrogi. (2015). Current status and trends of biological invasions in the Lagoon of Venice, a hotspot of marine NIS introductions in the Mediterranean Sea. Biological Invasions. 17:2943–2962.
source: s10530-015-0922-3
date published: 2015

A scientific name for Pacific oysters
type: Source
type: BibliographicResource
bibliographic citation: Bayne, B.; Anglès d'Auriac, M.; Backeljau, T.; Beninger, P.; Boudry, P.; Carnegie, R.; Davis, J.; Guo, X.; Hedgecock, D.; Krause, M.; Langdon, C.; Lapègue, S.; Manahan, D.; Mann, R.; Powell, E.; Shumway, S. (2019). A scientific name for Pacific oysters. Aquaculture. 499: 373.
source: j.aquaculture.2018.08.048
date published: 2019

Two Oceans. A guide to the marine life of southern Africa. Revised edition. David Philip: Cape Town.
type: Source
type: BibliographicResource
bibliographic citation: Branch, G.M., Griffiths, C.L., Branch, M.L. & Beckley, L.E. (2010). Two Oceans. A guide to the marine life of southern Africa. Revised edition. David Philip: Cape Town.
date published: 2010

Bivalve seashells of western South America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Punta Aguja, Peru to Isla Chiloé, Chile. Santa Barbara: Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. vii + 593 pp.
type: Source
type: BibliographicResource
bibliographic citation: Valentich-Scott, P.; Coan, E. V.; Zelaya, D. (2020). Bivalve seashells of western South America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Punta Aguja, Peru to Isla Chiloé, Chile. Santa Barbara: Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. vii + 593 pp.
date published: 2020

A Fossil Pearl from the Upper Miocene Kubota Formation in the Higashitanagura Area, Fukushima Prefecture, Northeastern Japan
type: Source
type: BibliographicResource
bibliographic citation: Isaji, S.; Kato, H. (2011). A Fossil Pearl from the Upper Miocene Kubota Formation in the Higashitanagura Area, Fukushima Prefecture, Northeastern Japan. Venus (Journal of the Malacological Society of Japan). 69 (3-4): 195-201.
date published: 2011

Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru
type: Source
type: BibliographicResource
bibliographic citation: Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp.
date published: 2012

The proposed dropping of the genus Crassostrea for all Pacific cupped oysters and Its replacement by a new genus Magallana: A dissenting view
type: Source
type: BibliographicResource
bibliographic citation: Bayne B.L., Ahrens M., Allen S. K., Anglès D'auriac M., Backeljau T., Beninger P., Bohn R., Boudry P., Davis J., Green T., Guo X., Hedgecock D., Ibarra A., Kingsley-Smith P., Krause M., Langdon C., Lapègue S., Li C., Manahan D., Mann R., Perez-Paralle L., Powell E.N., Rawson P.D., Speiser D., SanchezJ.L., Shumway S. & Wang H. (2017). The proposed dropping of the genus Crassostrea for all Pacific cupped oysters and Its replacement by a new genus Magallana: A dissenting view. Journal of Shellfish Research. 6(3): 545-547.
source: https://www.doi.org/10.2983/035.036.0301
is accessible for free: 1
date published: 2017

Crassostrea gigas or Magallana gigas: A Community-based Scientific Response
type: Source
type: BibliographicResource
bibliographic citation: Backeljau, T. (2018). Crassostrea gigas or Magallana gigas: A Community-based Scientific Response. National Shellfisheries Association Quarterly Newsletter. (1): 3.
is accessible for free: 1
date published: 2018

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Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
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Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
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Japanse oester
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Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) Specimen from Chioggia near Venice, Italy (actual size 85 mm)
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Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) Specimen from Etang de Leucate, Mediterranean coast of France (actual size 105 mm)
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description: collection MNHN, Paris leg. S. Gofas 1999
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Crassostrea gigas
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format: JPEG
description: Gulf Islands, British Columbia, Canada.
created: 2019-11-12 19:58:26.023

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Belgian Exclusive Economic Zone
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/3293
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/3293
has origin: Alien
has occurrence: Established
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/365940

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Zeebrugge
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/2551
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/2551
has origin: Alien
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/2

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Koksijde
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/91
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/91
has origin: Alien
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/1668

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - British Isles
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/3140
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/3140
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/1

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Dutch Exclusive Economic Zone
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/5668
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/5668
has origin: Alien
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/705

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Oosterschelde
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/5332
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/5332
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/1116

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Sas van Goes
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/14732
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/14732
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/757

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Zeeland
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/19
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/19
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/1116

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Arctic Ocean
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/1906
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/1906
has origin: Alien
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/9271

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Baltic sea
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/2401
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/2401
has origin: Alien
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/9271

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Black Sea
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/3319
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/3319
has origin: Alien
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/9271

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Algerian Exclusive Economic Zone
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/8378
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/8378
has origin: Alien
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/191418

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - North Sea
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/2350
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/2350
has origin: Alien
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/9271

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Wadden Sea
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/2354
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/2354
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/84157

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Elbe
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/4660
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/4660
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/9803

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Wadden Sea
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/2354
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/2354
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/9804

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Italian part of the Adriatic Sea
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25615
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25615
has origin: Alien
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/9806

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - German part of the North Sea
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/22762
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/22762
has origin: Alien
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/10051

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Belgian Exclusive Economic Zone
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/3293
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/3293
has origin: Alien
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/132964

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Belgian Exclusive Economic Zone
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/3293
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/3293
has origin: Alien
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/132969

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/8455
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/8455
has origin: Alien
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/132606

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Irish Exclusive economic Zone
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/5681
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/5681
has origin: Alien
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/149068

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Canadian Exclusive Economic Zone [Pacific part]
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/26584
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/26584
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/31636

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Swedish part of the Skagerrak
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25228
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25228
has origin: Alien
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/165516

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Bizerte Lagoon
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/26705
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/26705
has origin: Alien
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/164127

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Gulf of Gabès
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/3879
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/3879
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/164083

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Rio Grande
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/22012
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/22012
has origin: Alien
has invasiveness: Uncertain
has occurrence: Established
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/379666

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Spain - Demarcación Marina Noratlántica
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/62657
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/62657
has origin: Alien
has invasiveness: Management recorded
has occurrence: Established
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/261003

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Turkish part of the Aegean Sea
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25624
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25624
has origin: Alien
has invasiveness: Uncertain
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/379720

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Spain - Demarcación Marina Sudatlántica
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/62658
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/62658
has origin: Alien
has invasiveness: Management recorded
has occurrence: Uncertain
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/261005

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Black Sea
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/3319
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/3319
has origin: Alien
has invasiveness: Uncertain
has occurrence: Established
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/177158

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Mexican part of the Gulf of California
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25507
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25507
has origin: Alien
has invasiveness: Uncertain
has occurrence: Established
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/365940

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Ecuadorean Exclusive Economic Zone
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/8431
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/8431
has origin: Alien
has invasiveness: Uncertain
has occurrence: Established
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/365940

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Ionian sea
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/3351
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/3351
has origin: Alien
has invasiveness: Uncertain
has occurrence: Established
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/177158

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Argentinean Exclusive Economic Zone
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/8466
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/8466
has origin: Alien
has invasiveness: Uncertain
has occurrence: Established
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/365940

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Norwegian Exclusive Economic Zone
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/5686
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/5686
has origin: Alien
has invasiveness: Uncertain
has occurrence: Reported
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/177158

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Central Kuroshio Current
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/22005
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/22005
has origin: Native
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/151649

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - North Sea
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/2350
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/2350
has origin: Alien
has invasiveness: Uncertain
has occurrence: Reported
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/177158

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/4313
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/4313
has origin: Alien
has invasiveness: Uncertain
has occurrence: Reported
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/177158

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Belizean Exclusive Economic Zone
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/8457
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/8457
has origin: Alien
has invasiveness: Uncertain
has occurrence: Reported
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/365940

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Marmara Sea
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25201
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25201
has origin: Alien
has invasiveness: Uncertain
has occurrence: Reported
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/379720

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Celtic Sea
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/2351
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/2351
has origin: Alien
has invasiveness: Uncertain
has occurrence: Reported
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/177158

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - French part of the Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25185
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25185
has origin: Alien
has invasiveness: Uncertain
has occurrence: Reported
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/365940

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Tunisian part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25188
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25188
has origin: Alien
has invasiveness: Uncertain
has occurrence: In captivity/cultivated
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/176986

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Danish part of the North Sea
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25231
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25231
has origin: Alien
has invasiveness: Uncertain
has occurrence: Established
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/177254

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Swedish part of the Kattegat
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25225
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25225
has origin: Alien
has invasiveness: Uncertain
has occurrence: Established
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/177254

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Norwegian part of the North Sea
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25233
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25233
has origin: Alien
has invasiveness: Uncertain
has occurrence: Established
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/177254

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Slovenian part of the Adriatic Sea
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25619
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25619
has origin: Alien
has invasiveness: Uncertain
has occurrence: Reported
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/177137

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - French part of the Bay of Biscay
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25218
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25218
has origin: Alien
has invasiveness: Uncertain
has occurrence: Reported
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/190565

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Chilean Exclusive Economic Zone
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/8465
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/8465
has origin: Alien
has invasiveness: Uncertain
has occurrence: Established
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/365940

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - French part of the North Atlantic Ocean
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25360
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25360
has origin: Alien
has invasiveness: Uncertain
has occurrence: Established
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/365940

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - United Kingdom
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/2208
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/2208
has origin: Alien
has invasiveness: Uncertain
has occurrence: Established
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/177036

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Celtic Sea
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/2351
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/2351
has origin: Alien
has invasiveness: Uncertain
has occurrence: Established
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/177036

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - New Zealand
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/2227
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/2227
has origin: Native - Non-endemic
has invasiveness: Not invasive
has occurrence: Established
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/149688

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Danish part of the Kattegat
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25224
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25224
has origin: Alien
has invasiveness: Uncertain
has occurrence: Established
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/177254

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Maltese part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25190
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25190
has origin: Alien
has invasiveness: Uncertain
has occurrence: Established
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/177330

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Ukrainian Exclusive Economic Zone
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/5695
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/5695
has origin: Alien
has invasiveness: Uncertain
has occurrence: Established
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/177158

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - United Kingdom
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/2208
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/2208
has origin: Alien
has invasiveness: Uncertain
has occurrence: Established
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/177158

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Belgian Exclusive Economic Zone
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/3293
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/3293
has origin: Alien
has invasiveness: Not specified
has occurrence: Established
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/194876

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - United Kingdom part of the Celtic Sea
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25222
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25222
has origin: Alien
has invasiveness: Of concern
has occurrence: Established
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/177156

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - United Kingdom part of the North Sea
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25235
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25235
has origin: Alien
has invasiveness: Of concern
has occurrence: Established
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/177156

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - United Kingdom part of the English Channel
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25217
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25217
has origin: Alien
has invasiveness: Of concern
has occurrence: Established
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/177156

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Australian part of the Tasman Sea
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25472
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25472
has origin: Alien
has invasiveness: Of concern
has occurrence: Reported
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/177105

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Australian Exclusive Economic Zone
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/8323
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/8323
has origin: Alien
has invasiveness: Not specified
has occurrence: Reported
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/365940

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Swedish part of the Kattegat
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25225
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25225
has origin: Alien
has invasiveness: Of concern
has occurrence: Reported
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/192875

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Swedish part of the Skagerrak
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25228
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25228
has origin: Alien
has invasiveness: Of concern
has occurrence: Reported
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/192875

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Marmara Sea
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/3369
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/3369
has origin: Alien
has invasiveness: Uncertain
has occurrence: Established
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/194985

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Italian part of the Adriatic Sea
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25615
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25615
has origin: Alien
has invasiveness: Not specified
has occurrence: Established
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/199136

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Spain - Demarcación Marina Levantino-Balear
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/62659
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/62659
has origin: Alien
has invasiveness: Management recorded
has occurrence: Uncertain
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/261007

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Spain - Demarcación Marina Noratlántica
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/62657
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/62657
has origin: Alien
has invasiveness: Management recorded
has occurrence: Uncertain
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/261011

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - South African Coast
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/50353
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/50353
has origin: Alien
has invasiveness: Invasive
has occurrence: Established
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/492022

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Namibian Exclusive Economic Zone
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/8395
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/8395
has origin: Alien
has occurrence: Established
source: Two Oceans. A guide to the marine life of southern Africa. Revised edition. David Philip: Cape Town.

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Danish part of the North Sea
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25231
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25231
has origin: Alien
has invasiveness: Invasive
has occurrence: Established
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/388363

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - United Kingdom part of the North Atlantic Ocean
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25362
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25362
has origin: Alien
has invasiveness: Not specified
has occurrence: Reported
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/374362

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - United Kingdom part of the North Sea
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25235
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25235
has origin: Alien
has invasiveness: Not specified
has occurrence: Reported
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/374362

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Chinese part of the Eastern China Sea
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25461
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25461
has origin: Alien
has invasiveness: Not specified
has occurrence: Established
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/289467

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Chinese part of the South China Sea
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25456
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25456
has origin: Alien
has invasiveness: Not specified
has occurrence: Established
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/289467

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Chinese part of the Yellow Sea
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25469
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25469
has origin: Alien
has invasiveness: Not specified
has occurrence: Established
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/289467

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Australian part of the Tasman Sea
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25472
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25472
has origin: Alien
has invasiveness: Invasive
has occurrence: Established
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/289382

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - United States part of the North Pacific Ocean
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25587
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25587
has origin: Alien
has invasiveness: Not specified
has occurrence: Detected in invasion pathway
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/388988

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Brazilian part of the South Atlantic Ocean
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25520
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25520
has origin: Alien
has invasiveness: Invasive
has occurrence: Reported
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/390333

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - United Kingdom part of the North Atlantic Ocean
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25362
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25362
has origin: Alien
has invasiveness: Not specified
has occurrence: Reported
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/289471

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - United States part of the The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25506
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25506
has origin: Alien
has invasiveness: Not specified
has occurrence: Reported
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/389918

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Irish part of the North Atlantic Ocean
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25361
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25361
has origin: Alien
has invasiveness: Not specified
has occurrence: Reported
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/389941

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Irish part of the Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25177
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25177
has origin: Alien
has invasiveness: Not specified
has occurrence: Reported
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/389941

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Irish part of the Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25177
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25177
has origin: Alien
has invasiveness: Invasive
has occurrence: Reported
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/389947

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - United States part of the North Pacific Ocean
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25587
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25587
has origin: Alien
has invasiveness: Not specified
has occurrence: Reported
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/389998

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - United Kingdom part of the Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25178
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25178
has origin: Alien
has invasiveness: Invasive
has occurrence: Detected in the wild
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/390014

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - United Kingdom part of the Irish Sea and St. George's Channel
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25212
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25212
has origin: Alien
has invasiveness: Invasive
has occurrence: Detected in the wild
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/390014

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - French part of the Celtic Sea
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25220
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25220
has origin: Alien
has invasiveness: Invasive
has occurrence: Detected in the wild
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/390014

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Canadian part of the Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25505
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25505
has origin: Alien
has invasiveness: Not specified
has occurrence: Reported
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/390023

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Argentinean part of the South Atlantic Ocean
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25521
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25521
has origin: Alien
has invasiveness: Not specified
has occurrence: Reported
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/389302

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - New Zealand part of the Tasman Sea
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25473
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25473
has origin: Alien
has invasiveness: Not specified
has occurrence: Reported
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/390199

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - German part of the North Sea
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/22762
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/22762
has origin: Alien
has invasiveness: Not specified
has occurrence: Reported
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/390360

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25617
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25617
has origin: Alien
has invasiveness: Not specified
has occurrence: Reported
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/393127

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Tunisian part of the Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25179
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25179
has origin: Alien
has invasiveness: Not specified
has occurrence: Established
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/393163

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25617
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25617
has origin: Alien
has invasiveness: Not specified
has occurrence: Reported
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/393259

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Marmara Sea
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/3369
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/3369
has origin: Alien
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/225307

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Turkish part of the Aegean Sea
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25624
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25624
has origin: Alien
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/225307

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Turkish part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25191
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25191
has origin: Alien
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/225307

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Madeiran Exclusive Economic Zone
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/8363
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/8363
has origin: Alien
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/142480

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Syrian Exclusive Economic Zone
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/8373
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/8373
has origin: Alien
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/455898

Distribution for Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - Turkish part of the Black Sea
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25206
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25206
has origin: Alien
has invasiveness: Uncertain
has occurrence: Established
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/497525

Distribution for Ostraea cymbaeformis G. B. Sowerby II, 1871 - Atlantic Coast of Florida
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: https://aphia.org/id/taxname/542068
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/20827
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/20827

Distribution for Ostrea talienwhanensis Crosse, 1862 - Yellow Sea
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: https://aphia.org/id/taxname/605705
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/4303
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/4303
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/390898

Distribution for Ostrea gravitesta Yokoyama, 1926 - Japan
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: https://aphia.org/id/taxname/605706
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/2121
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/2121

Distribution for Ostrea gigas var. tientsiensis Grabau & S. G. King, 1928 - China Sea
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: https://aphia.org/id/taxname/849442
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/4332
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/4332

Alien
type: Concept
type: Origin
definition: Species introduced by man into places out of their natural range of distribution

Native
type: Concept
type: Origin
definition: Species that is native to the country or sea area

Native - Non-endemic
type: Concept
type: Origin
definition: Species that is native to an area but is not endemic to it i.e. a species that has a wide native range

Uncertain
type: Concept
type: Origin
definition: Species whose invasiveness is uncertain

Management recorded
type: Concept
type: Origin
definition: Species for which some management action including prevention has been recorded in its introduced range

Not invasive
type: Concept
type: Origin
definition: Species that has not demonstrated any invasive traits in its introduced range

Not specified
type: Concept
type: Origin
definition: A species whose 'invasiveness' has not been specified in its introduced range. The species is known to be present and has been reported but there is no comment on its invasiveness

Of concern
type: Concept
type: Origin
definition: Species that are demonstrating aggressive spread and there is concern about its spread OR species where some concern has been recorded- this may be due to known records of its invasiveness and impacts in other areas of their known introduced range

Invasive
type: Concept
type: Origin
definition: Species that are known to be invasive- those species in whose cases evidence of impact has been recorded or which is spreading aggressively

Established
type: Concept
type: Origin
definition: Species that have become established in their introduced range

Uncertain
type: Concept
type: Origin
definition: Species whose presence is uncertain, maybe reported as present anecdotally but not confirmed

Reported
type: Concept
type: Origin
definition: Species that are 'reported' to be present but with no further information

In captivity/cultivated
type: Concept
type: Origin
definition: Species that have been introduced and maintained in captivity or cultivated for example those species that are farmed in aquaculture or mariculture facilities

Detected in invasion pathway
type: Concept
type: Origin
definition: Species detected in invasion pathways for example in ballast water, or as a hull-fouling organism

Detected in the wild
type: Concept
type: Origin
definition: Species that have been recorded as present in the wild with no further information