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Effect of food preservation on the grazing behavior and on the gut flora of the harpacticoid copepod Paramphiascella fulvofasciata Cnudde, C.; Willems, A.; Van Hoorde, K.; Vyverman, W.; Moens, T.; De Troch, M. (2011). Effect of food preservation on the grazing behavior and on the gut flora of the harpacticoid copepod Paramphiascella fulvofasciata. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 407(1): 63-69. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2011.07.007 In: Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. Elsevier: New York. ISSN 0022-0981; e-ISSN 1879-1697, meer

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Harpacticoida [WoRMS] Marien/Kust

Author keywords

Bacterial community composition; Fecal pellet; Harpacticoida; Preserved

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Cnudde, C., meer Willems, A., meer Van Hoorde, K., meer	Vyverman, W., meer Moens, T., meer De Troch, M., meer

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Abstract

Harpacticoids owe their 'reputation' as primary consumers in aquatic food webs to their substantial grazing on diatoms, thus assuring an efficient energy flow to higher trophic levels. Due to the complex feeding behavior of harpacticoids, the nature and dynamics of diatom-harpacticoid trophic interactions remain poorly understood. In addition, there is a growing interest from aquaculture industry in mass-culturing harpacticoids with algal foods but the labor costs of maintaining algal stock cultures are high. This study focuses on the palatability of preserved diatoms for copepods and considers the possible role of bacterially mediated effects on diatom food uptake. The grazing of Paramphiascella fulvofasciata on a preserved freeze-dried diatom diet was tested and compared to the grazing on fresh cells. P. fulvofasciata assimilated the preserved diet, but assimilation of fresh cells was higher. When both cell types were mixed, no selective feeding was observed. Community fingerprinting of the bacteria associated with diatoms and fecal pellets suggests that the copepod gut flora was modified depending on the food source. Furthermore, the results suggest that the egestion of gut bacteria enriches the microenvironment and this can have an additional influence on the feeding behavior of the copepod. Experimental research using preserved foods must take into account that copepod grazing assimilations of fresh foods are likely to be significantly higher. Yet, the stated high assimilation of the mixed diet, encourages further exploration of the application of preserved 'balanced' foods for harpacticoid mass-culturing.

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