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Lopha
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Lopha

Lopha is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs in the family Ostreidae.

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1 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Cockscomb Oyster

speciesLopha cristagalli

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Recorded sightings

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

Lopha in Experiments on the Generation of Insects

Experiments on the Generation of Insects

Francesco Redi · 1668 · p.218

Lopha in Hermann Schlegel — Monographie des toerako's (1860)

Hermann Schlegel — Monographie des toerako's (1860)

Hermann Schlegel · 1860 · p.51

Lopha in Sancai Tuhui (Vol. 101)

Sancai Tuhui (Vol. 101)

王圻, 王思義 · 1609 · p.8

Lopha in Illustrated Compendium of Materia Medica (Vol. 14)

Illustrated Compendium of Materia Medica (Vol. 14)

吳其濬 · 1848 · p.132

Lopha in Hermann Schlegel — Monographie des toerako's (1860)

Hermann Schlegel — Monographie des toerako's (1860)

Hermann Schlegel · 1860 · p.47

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 474696.