Despite the recent progress in the production of inert diets for fish larvae, feeding of most
species of interest for aquaculture still relies on live feeds during the early life stages …

Biotechnology can be defined as any technology that involves living organisms or their
derivatives. In applying this definition to rotifers, we focus on their contribution in culturing of …

Understanding patterns and processes in biological diversity is a critical task given current
and rapid environmental change. Such knowledge is even more essential when the taxa …

Of the three Brachionus species used in aquaculture, Brachionus rubens, B. calyciflorus and
B. plicatilis, the latter is most widely used in raising marine fish and shrimp larvae due to its …

Since the advent of molecular phylogenetics, there is increasing evidence that many small
aquatic and marine invertebrates—once believed to be single, cosmopolitan species—are …

The plankton was examined as an indicator of water quality in 14 shrimp Litopenaeus
vannamei farms in Brazil in 2003. The ponds were categorized by high stocking density (> …

A standardized 24-h acute toxicity test for the marine environment using the rotifer
Brachionus plicatilis is described. Test animals are obtained by hatching cysts, thus …

The rotifer Brachionus plicatilis OF Müller has been used extensively for aquaculture in
Japan; two morphotypes, S (small) and L (large), are distinguished, based on morphological …

For almost four decades, rotifers have been used as food organisms for cultured marine fish
larvae. A continuous, stable and reliable supply of nutritionally adequate rotifers is the key to …

The euryhaline rotifer Brachionus plicatilis is a species complex, which is commonly used for
rearing marine fish larvae. Providing cultures with an appropriate size of rotifers facilitates …