Availability of Reference Artemia Cysts

Abstract

B~ometr~cal, biochemical and food-value character~stics of Artemia nauplii vary with the source of the cyst material. In order to facilitate intercalibration and/or comparison of research conducted with cysts from different sources, homogeneous cyst material can now be obtained from the Artenlia Reference Center (State University of Chent, J . Plateaustraat 22, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium). The reference cysts have been tested extcnsively for hatching characteristics, biometrics, fatty-acid content, pesticide con-tamination and effectiveness as larval food for v ~ r ~ o u s crusta-ceans and fishes.