Sains Malaysiana 45(4)(2016): 615–620

Culture of the Calanoid Copepod, Acartia erythraea and Cyclopoid Copepod, Oithona brevicornis with Various Microalgal Diets

(Kultur Kopepod Kalanoid, Acartia erythraea dan Kopepod Siklopoid, Oithona brevicornis dengan Pelbagai Diet Mikroalga)

 

MAYALAGU RAJKUMAR1,2 & MOHAMMAD MUSTAFIZUR RAHMAN3,4*

 

1CASMB, Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu, India

 

2Department of Marine Science, Kulliyyah of Science, International Islamic University Malaysia,

25200 Kuantan, Pahang Darul Makmur, Malaysia

 

3Department of Marine Science, Kulliyyah of Science, International Islamic University Malaysia

25200 Kuantan, Pahang Darul Makmur, Malaysia

 

4Inocem Research Station, IIUM, Kg. Cherok Paloh, 26160 Kuantan, Pahang Darul Makmur Malaysia

 

Received: 31 July 2014/Accepted: 3 November 2015

 

 

ABSTRACT

Two experiments were conducted to develop Acartia erythraea and Oithona brevicornis cultures: The performance of five microalgal diets to produce nauplii, copepodites and adults of A. erythraea; and the performance of the same diets to produce nauplii, copepodites and adults of O. brevicornis. The five different microalgal diets were Isochrysis galbana (IG), Chaetoceros affinis (CA), Chlorella marina (CM), Nannochloropsis oculata (NO) and mixed algae (mixture of IG, CA, CM and NO at an equal abundance to provide the exact cell density). The results indicated that the abundance of both A. erythraea and O. brevicornis was higher in tanks supplied with IG and mixed algae than the tanks supplied with CA, CM and NO. IG and mixed algal diets were statistically similar on the mean abundance for both A. erythraea and O. brevicornis. The maximum production of A. erythraea nauplii was observed on day 12 of culture period and the nauplii production decreased from day 13 onwards. The mean abundance of A. erythraea copepodites and adults increased along with time up to the end of the culture period. In the case of O. brevicornis nauplii, the maximum abundance was observed on day 9 day of culture period and the nauplii production decreased from day 10 onwards. The mean abundance of O. brevicornis copepodites and adults increased gradually from the beginning to the end of the culture period. Under the experimental conditions of this study, both IG and mixed algal diets can be recommended for the best growth performance of A. erythraea and O. brevicornis.

 

Keywords: Acartia erythraea; calanoid copepod; cyclopoid copepod; microalgal diet; Oithona brevicornis

 

ABSTRAK

Dua eksperimen telah dijalankan untuk menghasilkan kultur Acartia erythraea dan Oithona brevicornis: Prestasi lima diet mikroalga untuk menghasilkan nauplii, kopepodites dan dewasa A. erythraea; dan prestasi diet yang sama untuk menghasilkan nauplii, kopepodites dan dewasa O. brevicornis. Lima diet mikroalga tersebut adalah Isochrysis galbana (IG), Chaetoceros affinis (CA), Chlorella marina (CM), Nannochloropsis oculata (NO) dan alga campuran (campuran IG, CA, CM dan NO pada jumlah yang sama banyak untuk mendapatkan kepadatan sel yang tepat). Keputusan menunjukkan bahawa bilangan kedua-dua A. erythraea dan O. brevicornis adalah lebih tinggi di dalam tangki yang dibekalkan dengan IG dan alga campuran daripada tangki yang dibekalkan dengan CA, CM dan NO. Diet IG dan alga campuran juga menunjukkan statistik yang sama dalam purata kelimpahan kedua-dua A. erythraea dan O. brevicornis. Bilangan maksimum naupli A. erythraea diperhatikan pada hari ke-12 tempoh kultur dan pengeluaran nauplii menurun bermula dari hari ke-13 dan seterusnya. Purata kopepodites dan A. erythraea dewasa meningkat sejajar dengan masa sehingga akhir tempoh kultur. Dalam kes naupli O. brevicornis, kepadatan maksimum diperhatikan pada hari ke-9 tempoh kultur dan pengeluaran nauplii menurun pada hari ke-10 dan seterusnya. Purata kopepodites dan O. brevicornis dewasa meningkat secara beransur-ansur dari awal hingga akhir ekeperimen. Di bawah keadaan eksperimen dalam kajian ini, kedua-dua diet IG dan alga campuran boleh disyorkan untuk prestasi pertumbuhan terbaik bagi A. erythraea dan O. brevicornis.

Kata kunci: Acartia erythraea; diet mikroalga; kopepod kalanoid; kopepod siklopoid; Oithona brevicornis

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*Corresponding author; email: mustafiz@iium.edu.my

 

 

 

 

 

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