onlinelibrary.wiley.com Feeding rate responses of Babylonia formosae habei (Prosobranchia: Buccinidae) larvae on cultured algae - Chen - 2017 Aquaculture Research Yan Chen 5-6 phút Original Article Feeding rate responses of Babylonia formosae habei (Prosobranchia: Buccinidae) larvae on cultured algae Corresponding Author E-mail address: yanchen@shou.edu.cn College of Marine Sciences, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China Key Laboratory of Sustainable Exploitation of Oceanic Fisheries Resources (Shanghai Ocean University), Ministry of Education, Shanghai, China Correspondence: Y Chen, College of Marine Sciences, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China and C‐h Ke, College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China E‐mails: yanchen@shou.edu.cn ; chke@xmu.ed.cn Search for more papers by this author Cai‐huan Ke Corresponding Author E-mail address: chke@xmu.ed.cn College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China Correspondence: Y Chen, College of Marine Sciences, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China and C‐h Ke, College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China E‐mails: yanchen@shou.edu.cn ; chke@xmu.ed.cn Search for more papers by this author Xiao‐jie Dai College of Marine Sciences, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China Key Laboratory of Sustainable Exploitation of Oceanic Fisheries Resources (Shanghai Ocean University), Ministry of Education, Shanghai, China Search for more papers by this author First published: 01 April 2016 Cited by: Get access to the full version of this article.View access options below Log in with Open Athens, Shibboleth, or your institutional credentials If you have previously obtained access with your personal account, Please log in Abstract Babylonia formosae habei is a commercially important marine gastropod species Food particles ingested by the planktotrophic larvae of B formosae habei can be critical in maximizing the larval growth and survival of this species In this study, feeding rate responses of B formosae habei larvae on cultured algae were observed using a Coulter multisizer Variations were recorded based on the changes of different factors of influence, including varied larval stoking density, varied types of algae, varied algae concentrations and selective feeding on mixed algae cells of different types Results of this study reveal some facts on the feeding of B formosae habei larvae: larval stoking density has negative effect on their feeding rates; larva has a higher feeding rate on big‐sized algae than small‐sized algae; larva has a higher feeding rate on diatom than green algae and flagellate; feeding rate of larvae increased when fed mixed algae cells Optimal algal concentration of the cultured algae Chlorella sp., Chaetoceros muelleri, Isochrysis zhanjiangensis and Dunaliella tertiolecta was suggested at 20 × 104, × 104, 20 × 104 and 10 × 104 cells mL−1 respectively Results of the preset study can be important in understanding feeding ecology of B formosae habei larvae, and applicable for the aquaculture of this species  Related  Information   Downloads: 22 Citations: © 2016 John Wiley & Sons Ltd o o o o o o o o o o Babylonia formosae habei larva feeding rate algae Coulter multisizer Earmarked Fund for Modern Agro‐industry Technology Research System Grant Number: CARS‐48 Major Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China Grant Number: 41176110 China Scholarship Council Issue Online: 10 March 2017 Version of Record online: 01 April 2016 ... types Results of this study reveal some facts on the feeding of B formosae habei larvae: larval stoking density has negative effect on their feeding rates; larva has a higher feeding rate on big‐sized... China E‐mails: yanchen@shou.edu.cn ; chke@xmu.ed.cn Search for more papers by this author Xiao‐jie Dai College of Marine Sciences, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China Key Laboratory of. .. than small‐sized algae; larva has a higher feeding rate on diatom than green algae and flagellate; feeding rate of larvae increased when fed mixed algae cells Optimal algal concentration of the