Andy,
  I too have a certain fondness for the Ostreidae, however one must
acknowledge their great degree of variability and how difficult they can
sometimes be to work with.  I have heard that in a taxonomic spliter they
can induce sheer madness or an utmost degree of ecstacy!

Charlie
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Charlie Sturm, Jr
Research Associate - Section of Invertebrate Zoology
                     Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, PA
Assistant Professor - Family Medicine

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