tl’uxwtl’uxw

iNaturalist

Hul’q’umi’num’ Name: tl’uxwtl’uxw

Taxon Name: Magallana gigas

“Common” Name: Pacific Oyster

Cultural Values:

food

medicinal

spiritual

material

trade

Ecological Community: Marine

Wikipedia summary:

The Pacific oyster, Japanese oyster, or Miyagi oyster (Magallana gigas) is an oyster native to the Pacific coast of Asia. It has become an introduced species in North America, Australia, Europe, and New Zealand.

Observational Data:

   First reported: 2021-02-21

   Source: dataPaper

   Last reported: 2023-05-27

   Source: iNat

   Obervation count: 9