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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:species
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:Dermo
gptkb:MSX
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gptkbp:breedingSeason
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gptkb:spring
summer
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gptkbp:class
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gptkb:Bivalvia
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gptkbp:commercialUse
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gptkb:seafood
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gptkbp:commonName
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gptkb:American_oyster
gptkb:Virginia_oyster
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gptkbp:conservationStatus
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Least Concern
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gptkbp:containsSettlement
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attaches to hard substrate
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gptkbp:diet
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gptkb:algae
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gptkbp:distribution
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Canada to Gulf of Mexico
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gptkbp:ecologicalRole
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filter feeder
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gptkbp:economicImportance
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aquaculture
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gptkbp:family
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gptkb:Ostreidae
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gptkbp:filterCapacity
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up to 50 gallons of water per day
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gptkbp:firstDescribed
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gptkb:Gmelin
1791
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gptkbp:genus
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gptkb:Crassostrea
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gptkbp:habitat
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brackish coastal waters
estuaries
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Eastern oyster
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gptkbp:importantFor
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reef builder
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gptkbp:kingdom
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gptkb:Animalia
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gptkbp:larvalStage
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planktonic
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gptkbp:lifespan
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up to 20 years
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gptkbp:maximumLength
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20 cm
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gptkbp:nativeTo
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gptkb:Gulf_of_Mexico
gptkb:Atlantic_coast_of_North_America
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gptkbp:notablePlace
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Chesapeake Bay
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gptkbp:order
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gptkb:Ostreoida
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gptkbp:phylum
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gptkb:Mollusca
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gptkbp:predators
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gptkb:lake
gptkb:oyster_drill
blue crab
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gptkbp:reproduction
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broadcast spawner
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gptkbp:scientificName
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gptkb:Crassostrea_virginica
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gptkbp:shape
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elongated
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gptkbp:shellColor
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gray
white
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gptkbp:shellComposition
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calcium carbonate
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gptkbp:symbiosisWith
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provides habitat for other species
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gptkbp:texture
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rough
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gptkbp:threats
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habitat loss
pollution
overharvesting
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gptkbp:usedIn
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restoration projects
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Connecticut
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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