Calanoid copepod eggs in sea-bottom muds. III. Effects of temperature,salinity and other factors on the hatching of resting eggs of Tortanus forcipatus |
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Authors: | S Kasahara T Onbé M Kamigaki |
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Institution: | 1. Faculty of Fisheries and Animal Husbandry, Hiroshima University, Fukuyama, Japan
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Abstract: | The “resting” eggs of a marine neritic copepod, Tortanus forcipatus Giesbrecht, recovered from sea-bottom sediment were hatched in the laboratory. Hatching occurred at temperatures of 13° to 30°C, no eggs hatched at 10°C. Temperatures around 25°C were found to be optimal for hatching, although the range of optimal temperatures for hatching was approximately 5°C lower in eggs stored for 14 to 15 months than in those stored for 1 to 2 months. A wide range of salinity, from 18 to 54%S, was favourable for hachting. Eggs failed to hatch within the sediment mud, which suggests that they are in a state of dormancy in the mud. Hatching was successful under both light and dark conditions. |
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