中国北方沿海“褶牡蛎”的分类和订名

Classification of "Zhe" oysters from North China

中国牡蛎的种类繁多,多样性极为丰富,由于其形态变异大,已报道的中国牡蛎物种组成及分布争议甚大,中国北方沿海常见"褶牡蛎"的分类也一直存在很大的争议,这严重阻碍了其他相关研究的进行。作者系统综述了中国北方沿海"褶牡蛎"的分类历史和研究现状,并对中国北方沿海"褶牡蛎"进行了系统的分类研究,取得了最新研究成果。确立了中国北方沿海"褶牡蛎"的分类地位,改变其分类长期混乱的局面,这对于"褶牡蛎"的养殖和其他相关研究均具有重要的意义。

China is extremely rich in oyster species diversity. Shell morphology, the main character used in oyster classification, is known to be plastic and subject to environmental variation, this leads to many confusions and disagreements about oyster classification by different experts, especially for ＂zhe＂ oysters from North China. In this paper, we summarize the taxonomic history of ＂zhe＂ oyster, we report the new findings about the classification of ＂zhe＂ oysters in our study. It will clarify the taxonomic status of confused ＂zhe＂ oysters from North China. It will contribute to the oyster fishery, as well as to the management and protection of oyster resources in China.