Subitaneous, diapause, and delayed-hatching eggs of planktonic copepods from the northern Gulf of Mexico: morphology and hatching success |
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Authors: | F Chen N H Marcus |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Oceanography, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32306, USA, US |
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Abstract: | Experiments were conducted to examine the morphology and hatching success of eggs, either spawned by freshly caught planktonic
copepods or recovered from bottom sediments in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Collections were made between August 1992 and
September 1995. Eggs of nine species were described and these differed in their diameter, color and surface attributes. Three
types of eggs were distinguished: subitaneous, diapause, and delayed-hatching. Three species, Labidocera aestiva Wheeler, Acartia tonsa Dana, and Centropages velificatus (Oliveira) produced only subitaneous eggs. Hatching success varied greatly among these species. Two species, Labidocera mirabilis Fleminger and Centropages hamatus (Lilljeborg) produced diapause eggs and subitaneous eggs. The length of the refractory phase of the diapause eggs differed
greatly both within and between these two species. A third type of dormant egg, delayed-hatching, was recognized in Labidocera scotti Giesbrecht and Pontella meadi Wheeler. The existence of delayed-hatching eggs may be an adaptive response of subtropical species to less seasonal fluctuation.
Based upon morphological characteristics of the eggs and rearing of nauplii to an identifiable stage, benthic dormant eggs
of eight species of calanoid copepods were also identified.
Received: 9 September 1996 / Accepted: 1 October 1996 |
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