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1 April 2014 Effects of Astaxanthin on Reproductive Success in the TropicalScallop Nodipecten nodosus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Simone Sühnel, Francisco Lagreze, Adriana Pereira, Francisco C. Da Silva, Helen Gurney-Smith, Marisa Bercht, Marcelo Maraschin, Aimê Rachel Magenta Magalhães, Jaime Fernando Ferreira
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Abstract

In this study, broodstock animals of the tropical scallop Nodipecten nodosus were submitted to maturation trials using two dietary sources of astaxanthin: dried microalgae Haematococcus pluvialis (Algamac AST) and live microalgae obtained from in vitro cultures. The influence of astaxanthin on broodstock maturation was assessed by analyzing stages of gonadal development, accumulation of astaxanthin in sexual organs, animal fecundity, and recovery success rates of larvae and spat. Two experiments (1 and 2) were performed to test dietary concentrations of dried H. pluvialis mixed with live microalgae (Isochrysis sp., Chaetoceros muelleri, and Skeletonema sp.). A third experiment tested 50% dried H. pluvialis with live H. pluvialis versus a diet composed of live C. muelleri. All diets were calculated to a final concentration of 7.5 × 104 algal cells/mL1. In experiments 1 and 2, the 50% Algamac AST diet resulted in a greater (P < 0.05) accumulation of astaxanthin in the female portion of the gonad, and all diets were found to improve gonad maturation. In addition, the presence of dried microalgae in the diet enhanced D-larvae and pediveliger survival. In experiment 3, live H. pluvialis in the diet resulted in a greater accumulation of astaxanthin in the female portion of the gonad and a greater percentage of recovery of D-larvae and pediveligers. The results demonstrate that dietary carotenoids affect N. nodosus larval viability positively.

Simone Sühnel, Francisco Lagreze, Adriana Pereira, Francisco C. Da Silva, Helen Gurney-Smith, Marisa Bercht, Marcelo Maraschin, Aimê Rachel Magenta Magalhães, and Jaime Fernando Ferreira "Effects of Astaxanthin on Reproductive Success in the TropicalScallop Nodipecten nodosus (Linnaeus, 1758)," Journal of Shellfish Research 33(1), 89-98, (1 April 2014). https://doi.org/10.2983/035.033.0111
Published: 1 April 2014
KEYWORDS
astaxanthin
conditioning
larvae
Nodipecten nodosus
scallop
sexual stage
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