




ostrea edulis
The European Flat Oyster is a fascinating sea creature that lives in the ocean. These oysters can create beautiful pearls and are often found in sandy or muddy seabeds!
Lebensraum: Coastal waters and shallow sea beds in Europe.
The European Flat Oyster has a distinctive flattened, round-to-oval shell, typically rough and often grey, green, or brown, sometimes with purple flecks. Its lower valve is flat, while the upper one is slightly cupped and irregular, differentiating it from cupped oysters.





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InvertebrateSeltenheit
Common
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Ancient Romans loved eating European Flat Oysters, bringing them from afar for feasts!
Each oyster has a powerful muscle to keep its shell tightly closed, protecting itself!
Oysters breathe underwater by extracting oxygen directly from the water using their gills!
They don't make the famous round pearls, but can create tiny, irregular ones!
European Flat Oyster can filter many liters of water daily because they feed by drawing water through their gills, cleaning the environment.
European Flat Oyster has the ability to change its sex from male to female and back again, which helps them reproduce successfully.
European Flat Oyster can permanently attach to hard surfaces like rocks or other shells using a natural cement, anchoring them securely.
European Flat Oyster can form dense aggregations over time, creating living oyster reefs that provide homes for other marine life.
They slurp up tiny algae and other bits suspended in the water, helping keep it clean.
Asterias rubens
Starfish can pry open and eat oysters.
Carcinus maenas
Crabs use strong claws to crush or open shells.
Alexandrium catenella
Oysters filter and consume these microscopic algae.
Einzelgänger leben den größten Teil ihres Lebens allein und interagieren mit Artgenossen nur zur Paarung oder zur Aufzucht der Jungen.
Filtrierer nehmen Nährstoffe auf, indem sie schwebende Nahrungspartikel und kleine Organismen aus dem Wasser filtern.
Beschreibt Organismen, die totes organisches Material abbauen und Nährstoffe in das Ökosystem zurückführen.
Aquatische Lebensräume umfassen Umgebungen, in denen Organismen überwiegend im Wasser leben, darunter Ozeane, Flüsse, Seen und Feuchtgebiete.
Marine Lebensräume umfassen alle Salzwasserumgebungen der Ozeane der Erde und beherbergen eine immense Vielfalt an Wasserlebewesen.
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8 cm
75 g
20 Jahre
They slurp up tiny algae and other bits suspended in the water, helping keep it clean.
Coastal waters and shallow sea beds in Europe.
Filter Feeding
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