The determination of larval metamorphic competence of <i>Styela canopus</i> Savigny

Ying Huang; Danqing Feng; Caihuan Ke; Shiqiang Zhou

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Ying Huang, Danqing Feng, Caihuan Ke, Shiqiang Zhou. The determination of larval metamorphic competence of Styela canopus Savigny[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2003, (3): 459-466.

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Ying Huang, Danqing Feng, Caihuan Ke, Shiqiang Zhou. The determination of larval metamorphic competence of Styela canopus Savigny[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2003, (3): 459-466.

Ying Huang, Danqing Feng, Caihuan Ke, Shiqiang Zhou. The determination of larval metamorphic competence of Styela canopus Savigny[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2003, (3): 459-466.

Citation:

Ying Huang, Danqing Feng, Caihuan Ke, Shiqiang Zhou. The determination of larval metamorphic competence of Styela canopus Savigny[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2003, (3): 459-466.

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The determination of larval metamorphic competence of Styela canopus Savigny

Department of Oceanography, Institute of Subtropic Oceanography, Key Laboratory for Marine Environmental Science of the Ministry of Education, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China

Received Date: 2002-11-18
Rev Recd Date: 2002-12-12

Abstract

Abstract

The larvae of Styela canopus show the highest rates of settlement and metamorphosiswhen treated with 40 mM KCl-elevated seawater at 25℃ in temperature and 27.0 in salinity. Induced by 40 mM KCl-elevated seawater, it took Styela canopus larvae approximately 3 h after hatching to develop competence to settle and metamorphose. The present experiment shows that Styela canopus larvae is an ideal model organism for examining the efficiency of antifouling substance.
- Styela canopus,
- larvae,
- settlement,
- metamorphosis,
- ascidian