Crassostrea brasiliana, Mangrove oyster

Crassostrea brasiliana   (Lamarck, 1819)

Mangrove oyster

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Bivalvia | Ostreida | Ostreidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Benthic; brackish.  Tropical; 3°N - 28°S, 53°W - 34°W

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Southwest Atlantic: from Para to Santa Catarina.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found in the infralittoral zone (Ref. 101611). Intertidal; occurs in exposed rocky shores. Settles on rocks in the low-tide zone of channels (Ref. 106159). Associated with shore-mud bottoms (Ref. 106180). Attaches and forms aggregations on the aerial roots of mangroves such as Rhizophora mangle, Avicennia and Laguncularia (Ref. 101610). Adapted to estuarine waters (Ref. 101611). In general, suspension feeding bivalves mainly depend on phytoplankton and detritus material for nutrition (Ref. 107088).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Members of the class Bivalvia are mostly gonochoric, some are protandric hermaphrodites. Life cycle: Embryos develop into free-swimming trocophore larvae, succeeded by the bivalve veliger, resembling a miniature clam.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Pereira, O.M., M.B. Henriques and I.C. Machado. 2003. (Ref. 81729)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

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Resilience (Ref. 69278): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.4-0.6).

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