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The rearing of oyster larvae on an algal diet

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

J. R. Bruce ,
Margery Knight  and
Mary W. Parke
J. R. Bruce
Affiliation:
From the Marine Biological Station, Port Erin
Margery Knight
Affiliation:
From the Marine Biological Station, Port Erin
Mary W. Parke
Affiliation:
From the Marine Biological Station, Port Erin
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The work described in this paper is a contribution to the general problems of rearing the larvae, and growing the spat of the European flat oyster, Ostrea edulis L.

The specific aspect of the problem dealt with in detail is the place taken by minute motile organisms (naked dinoflagellates and other unicellular algae) in the food requirements of the developing veliger larvae.

Six such flagellate organisms, ranging in size from 1·5 to 7 μ in diameter, have been isolated from sea water, and are maintained in pure culture, under conditions described. Pending specific identification, these are denoted by letter-labels only. These organisms have been used, over a period of years, in feeding experiments with oyster larvae.

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Research Article
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 24 , Issue 1 , January 1940 , pp. 337 - 374
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1940

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