Metodología para el cultivo experimental del rotífero Brachionus plicatilis

Abstract

The rotifers of the genus Brachionus have been broadly used as food stuff for studies on the early life of crustaceans and fish, and have also been applied in aquaculture. This paper describes the isolation of a local strain of Brachionus plicatilis and the procedures that allows its extensive culture under controlled conditions. The use of this strain has enabled us to obtain the development of the early life stages of three species of crustaceans and 19 species of marine fish.