Crassostrea tulipa

Species of bivalve

Crassostrea tulipa

Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Mollusca
Class:  | Bivalvia
Order:  | Ostreida
Family:  | Ostreidae
Genus:  | Crassostrea
Species:  |

C. tulipa

Binomial name
Crassostrea tulipa

Lamarck, 1819

Synonyms

* Crassostrea gasar
* Gryphaea gasar
* Ostrea adansoni
* Ostrea bicolor
* Ostrea gallina
* Ostrea gasar
* Ostrea morenasi
* Ostrea parasitica
* Ostrea tulipa
* Ostrea webbi

Crassostrea tulipa, the West African mangrove oyster, is a true oyster in the family Ostreidae.

## Habitat/distribution

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The mangrove oyster is found in tropical intertidal zones. It grows on the bark of the stilt sections of mangrove trees, which are exposed during low tides and covered during high tides. It can also be found on some other suitable intertidal substrates in its range. This oyster has evolved to survive exposed to the air during low tides. The mangrove oyster is found on West African shorelines.[citation needed]

## References

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1. ^ Van Damme, D. (2020). "Crassostrea tulipa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T201098A2691199. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T201098A2691199.en. Retrieved 15 July 2024.

Taxon identifiers

Crassostrea tulipa|

* Wikidata: Q13500483
* CoL: 6BBJJ
* GBIF: 6531166
* IRMNG: 11725343
* IUCN: 201098
* NCBI: 2912563
* Observation.org: 927081
* OBIS: 506706
* Open Tree of Life: 332853
* SeaLifeBase: 130917
* WoRMS: 506706

Crassostrea gasar|

* Wikidata: Q6749132
* BOLD: 655891
* CoL: Z6ZD
* EoL: 10652857
* GBIF: 5855446
* iNaturalist: 464578
* IRMNG: 11739567
* NCBI: 159023
* WoRMS: 532678

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