Journal of Tropical Oceanography ›› 2014, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (4): 47-50.doi: 10.11978/j.issn.1009-5470.2014.04.006cstr: 32234.14.j.issn.1009-5470.2014.04.006

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The effect of different diet on larval growth and settlement of barnacle Balanus reticulatus

CAO Wen-hao1, WANG Chun-zhong2, HU Yu-feng1, ZHANG Hui1, YAN Tao1   

  1. 1. Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China; 2. Putian Institute of Aquaculture Science of Fujian Province, Putian 351100, China
  • Received:2013-12-06 Revised:2013-12-30 Online:2014-08-11 Published:2014-08-11
  • Contact: 严涛。E-mail: yantao@scsio.ac.cn

Abstract:

This paper deals with the effects of Platymonas subcordiformis and Chlorella sp. on larval growth and settlement of barnacle Balanus reticulatus. We found Platymonas subcordiformis was obviously superior to Chlorella sp. as the diet in terms of larval survival rate and ratio of cyprids and Stage Ⅵ nauplii. As for the larval settlement rate, Platymonas subcordiformis during exponential phase was much better source of diet than that during decline phase. Therefore, it is more efficient to use Platymonas subcordiformis in exponential phase as the diet for larval culture of barnacle Balanus reticulatus.

Key words: barancle, nauplius, cyprid

CLC Number: 

  • Q178.53