Phyllosoma larvae

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Palinurid lobster larval rearing for closed-cycle hatchery production 293 9.1.3 The phyllosoma larvae... 

Aspects of temperature, salinity, photoperiod, hght intensity and water flow were recently reviewed by Phillips and Matsuda (2011). As with aquaculture hatcheries in general, various dissolved organics in the water can be toxic to larvae. Ammonia is particularly toxic to phyllosoma larvae. In J. edwardsii, the median lethal concentration of ammonia after a 96-hour exposure, is between 32 and 52 mg L (Bermudes and Ritar, 2008). This study concluded that ammonia levels must be held between or below 2.7-4.4 mg to avoid detrimental influences on the health of phyllosomas. 

Fig. 9.8 Thiothrix fouling of phyllosoma larvae. Mouthparts of immediate post-moult unfouled individual (left) and pre-moult fouled individual (right).

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