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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:species
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gptkbp:breedingSeason
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spring to fall
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gptkbp:class
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gptkb:Bivalvia
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gptkbp:conservationStatus
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Least Concern
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gptkbp:diseaseSusceptibility
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gptkb:Dermo
gptkb:MSX
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gptkbp:ecologicalRole
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filter feeder
provides habitat for other species
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gptkbp:economicImportance
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commercially harvested for food
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gptkbp:family
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gptkb:Ostreidae
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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:kingdom
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gptkb:Animalia
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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: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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irregular
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gptkbp:shellColor
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gray to white
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gptkbp:usedFor
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restoration of oyster reefs
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Biota_of_Maine
gptkb:Chesapeake_Bay_ecosystem
gptkb:North_Inlet-Winyah_Bay_National_Estuarine_Research_Reserve
gptkb:Halfmoon_Reef
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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