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> Bivalves > Dendostrea sandvichensis
Updated 3/11/2023
Family
Ostreidae
HAWAII - ENDEMIC
Dendostrea
sandvichensis
Moku o Loe, Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, 3 feet |
Ala Wai harbor, Oahu, 2 feet |
Moku o Loe, Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, 3 feet
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Maunalua Bay, Oahu, 3 feet
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Kahalu'u, Hawai'i, 3 feet |
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HAWAIIAN OYSTER
Common on hard reef in shallow water of quiet bays and harbors.
Heavily encrusted by coralline algae, often distorted, triangular ribs and sawtooth
margins. Attains 2 inches. Endemic to Hawaii. Formerly
known as Ostrea sandvicensis. |
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