Culture of non-conventional live feeds and their roles in mariculture of new species

Kizhakudan, Joe K and Babu, Chinni and Damodar, P (2023) Culture of non-conventional live feeds and their roles in mariculture of new species. In: Training Manual on Livefeed culture techniques for Mariculture applications. CMFRI Training Manual Series No.36/2023 . ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Visakhapatnam, pp. 95-110.

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Abstract

Ctenophores, also known as comb jellies, are delicate gelatinous marine zooplankton belonging to the Phylum Ctenophora. Collection of intact specimens and captive rearing are challenging tasks, given the highly fragile nature of these organisms. The ctenophore Pleurobrachia bachei commonly found in Indian waters, belongs to the order Cydippida. This species is closely associated with lobster phyllosoma, and advanced phyllosoma of the sand lobster, Thenus unimaculatus, have been found to feed very well upon P. bachei. As a prerequisite for successful sand lobster larval rearing, captive rearing of P. bachei assumes great importance as a source of steady and constant supply of live feed for the developing lobster larvae.

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