中国对虾蜕皮与附肢刚毛发生关系的研究

中国对虾（Ｐｅｎａｅｕｓｃｈｉｎｅｎｓｉｓ）的蜕皮周期具有独特的、可预报的变化之特性。利用这一特性可确定中国对虾的蜕皮分为４个阶段：（１）蜕皮后期（阶段Ａ、Ｂ）：刚蜕皮之后；（２）不蜕皮期（阶段Ｃ１－３）：组织生长和食物贮藏期；（３）蜕皮前期（阶段Ｄ０－３）：为下次蜕皮准备有效的形态和生理变化；（４）蜕皮期（阶段Ｅ）：旧表皮脱落期。     

关于新对虾属Metapenaeus幼体发育分期的探讨

新对虾属Ｍｅｔａｐｅｎａｅｕｓ为对虾科Ｐｅｎａｉｄａｅ中的重要类群，随着养虾业的发展，新对虾越来越受到重视。在人工育苗中，虾类幼体发育分期对指导生产有现实意义。国外学者Ｍ．Ｓ．Ｍｕｔｈｕ等（１９７８）对近缘新对虾和道氏新对虾的糠虾（Ｍｙｓｉｓ）阶段分为５期，并在第Ⅴ期糠虾幼体之后增加两个中间期，形成Ｎ－Ｚ－Ｍ－Ｉ的“６－３－５－２”模式。作者在中型新对虾的幼体变态实验观察中注意到，糠虾幼体在一次蜕皮后其体长和附肢形态均有渐微的变化，这种形态上的细微差异不宜作为分期的依据，幼体分期的主要依据以蜕皮为标志。因此新对虾属的幼体发育分期可借鉴中国对虾（Ｐｎｕａｅｕｓｏｒｉｅｎｔａｌｉｓ）幼体分期模式划分，即Ｎ－Ｚ－Ｍ为“６－３－３”。     

甲壳动物蜕皮相关基因的研究进展

<正>世界上甲壳动物的种类多达约2.6万种,其中虾、蟹等甲壳动物营养丰富,味道鲜美,具有很高的经济价值。甲壳动物通过退去旧的外骨骼,长出新的外骨骼来完成自身的生长。甲壳动物的蜕皮由神经、内分泌系统间的协调作用[1],及外源因子的干扰作用等共同决定蜕皮周期的长短,影响生长发育。甲壳动物的蜕皮受Y器官分泌的蜕皮激素和X器官窦腺复合体分泌的蜕皮抑制激素共同作     

虾蟹类的幼体发育

虾、蟹类属节肢动物门甲壳纲十足目,具有重要的经济价值。这里的幼体是指某些动物在形态上与成体不同的自由生活初期的发育阶段,如桡足类(水蚤)有无节幼体与桡足幼体即为一例。由于甲壳动物由较低等的鳃足亚纲(如蚤、丰年虫)向较高等的软甲亚纲(糠虾、虾、蟹)进化,其个体发育的幼体阶段往往由简单向复杂发展,造成了甲壳动物幼体发育的多样性。     

斑节对虾Chitinase-2基因的克隆及其在蜕皮和幼体发育过程中的表达分析

研究以斑节对虾(Penaeus monodon)转录组获得的几丁质酶基因(Pm Chi)片段,运用RACE技术克隆了PmChi基因c DNA全长,命名为PmChi-2。PmChi-2基因c DNA全长2 050 bp,其中5'-非编码区(5'-UTR)144 bp、3'-UTR 319 bp和开放阅读框(ORF)1 587 bp,编码528个氨基酸。生物信息学分析显示,PmChi-2与其他甲壳动物Chi-2的相似性为78%~97%。实时荧光定量PCR结果显示,PmChi-2在蜕皮前期(D期)表皮中表达水平最高,在胃、鳃、腹神经节和眼柄中表达水平依次降低,在其他组织(肝胰腺、肠、肌肉、心脏)中几乎不表达。不同蜕皮阶段,PmChi-2在鳃、胃和表皮3种组织中的表达变化模式基本一致,均在蜕皮期(E期)表达量最低,而最高表达量在鳃中出现在蜕皮后期(A期),在胃和表皮中为D期。幼体不同发育阶段分析揭示PmChi-2 mRNA在幼体发育阶段的无节幼体到糠虾幼体第二期表达量维持在一个低水平,在糠虾幼体第三期PmChi-2 mRNA表达水平显著升高,在仔虾期又显著下降,推测PmChi-2 mRNA可能与斑节对虾幼体发育密切相关。研究结果表明PmChi-2基因可能在斑节对虾蜕皮以及幼体的变态发育中发挥重要作用,为深入研究斑节对虾几丁质酶发育调控提供了重要信息。     

人工繁殖蟹苗淡化方法的初步研究

人工繁殖蟹苗淡化方法的初步研究陆开宏，徐如卫，江锦坡（浙江水产学院养殖系，宁波３１５０１０）河蟹（Ｅｒｉｏｃｈｅｉｒｓｉｎｅｎｓｉｓ）系海水繁殖、淡水生长的洄游性甲壳动物，人工繁殖的蟹苗（大眼幼体）由于自身调节渗透压的需要，一般均需淡化后才移入淡水放...     

甲壳动物幼体消化酶研究进展

通过研究近年来国内外学者关于甲壳动物幼体消化酶方面的研究现状,发现目前已测定出甲壳动物幼体消化酶的种类主要有：蛋白酶、胰蛋白酶、羧肽酶A、羧肽酶B、氨肽酶、胶原酶、弹性蛋白酶、胃蛋白酶、糜蛋白酶、酯酶、脂肪酶、淀粉酶、纤维素酶、几丁质酶、麦芽糖酶、蔗糖酶、昆布多糖酶等种类,初步归纳了甲壳动物幼体主要消化酶的分子量、最适pH和最适温度;分析了幼体发育过程中消化酶活力变化模式以及与食性的关系,并采用淀粉酶/蛋白酶活力（A/P）比值或淀粉酶/类胰蛋白酶（A/T）比值作为甲壳动物幼体的食性指标;观察了幼体消化器官的发育,阐明幼体消化酶的合成与分泌不仅由遗传控制、中肠腺发育程度等因子决定,而且还与饲料的营养水平有关,提出采用幼体消化酶对饲料组成的适应性研究幼体营养需求的新途径.[中国水产科学,2006,13（3）：492-501]     

黑斑口虾蛄消化酶的初步研究

虾蟹等经济类甲壳动物的消化酶研究是甲壳动物消化生理研究的重要组成部分 ,也是人工育苗和养殖过程中投饵的理论依据。Ｋａｍａｒｕｄｉｎ等分别对斑节对虾和罗氏沼虾幼体消化酶进行过研究[1,2 ] ,Ｒｏｄｒｉｇｕｅｚ ,刘玉梅等 ,魏华等分别报道过日本对虾、中国对虾、罗氏沼虾幼体的消化酶的研究结果[3～ 5] 。黑斑口虾蛄 (Ｏｒａｔｏｓｑｕｉｌｌａｋｅｍｐｉ)是浙江沿海常见的具有较高经济价值的虾蛄种类 ,其养殖和人工育苗已有研究 ① ,但关于其消化酶的研究尚未见报道。为此 ,本文对黑斑口虾蛄幼体及成体的消化酶进行研究 ,旨在为其养…     

中华绒螫蟹幼体日粮和生长效率的初步研究

目前国内对物质和能量的主要研究对象是鱼类、对虾类和龟鳖类[1～ 7] 。何林岗[8,9] 曾测定了河蟹和青虾各期幼体的摄食量 ;周鑫[4 ] 研究了河蟹Ⅰ期蚤状幼体对钝顶螺旋藻的摄食和消化率。周名江[10 ] 对单胞藻 -卤虫的能量流动进行了研究。至今未见中华绒螯蟹 (Ｅｒｉｏｓｈｅｉｒｓｉｎｅｎｓｉｓ)幼体物质和能量转换效率方面的报道。研究物质和能量的转换效率不仅在生态学上具有重要意义 ,而且能指导蟹类的养殖生长及科学管理1　材料与方法1 .1　实验场地和用水实验于 1 997年在海南万宁市万州罗氏沼虾孵化场进行 ,海水为天然海水 (盐度 …     

波纹龙虾早期叶状幼体的培育及其形态观察

为了探索波纹龙虾(Panulirus homarus)幼体培育新方法,并系统描述其幼体形态特征.在室内以5种不同的饵料组合投喂波纹龙虾早期叶状幼体.结果表明,扁藻(Platymonas sp.) 卤虫(Artemia salina)组的存活率和变态率最高,到48 d后,幼体存活率达25%,并25%的幼体能顺利完成6次蜕皮;卤虫组、角毛藻(Chaetoceros sp.) 卤虫组的存活率和变态率较低,没有幼体能顺利完成4次蜕皮.对叶状幼体的形态特征进行观察,发现刚孵出和蜕皮1次的叶状幼体无眼柄,第2次蜕皮后开始出现眼柄,第3次蜕皮后开始出现第4步足,第5次蜕皮后开始出现第5步足,在随后的几次蜕皮后,第4步足明显增长,第9次蜕皮后第4步足出现带有羽状刚毛的外肢.以扁藻 卤虫作为饵料时,波纹龙虾早期叶状幼体培育效果较好,并获得了脱皮9次的叶状幼体.     

Protein and amino acid composition from the mantle of juvenile O ctopus vulgaris exposed to prolonged starvation

Protein and amino acid composition of the mantle of juvenile O ctopus vulgaris (Cuvier, 1797) during fasting for 27 days were determined. Average protein content of octopus mantle was of 711.19 ± 46.80 g kg^?1 DW, and it decreased with increasing fasting days. The non‐essential amino acids content was higher (486.18 ± 11.08 g kg^?1 protein) than essential amino acids (425.82 ± 9.15 g kg^?1 protein) at the start of the experiment (unstarved animals). The results suggest that the amino acid profile of the mantle where the most abundant amino acids are Arg, His, Lys, Gly, Leu and Pro could indicate a prolonged fasting condition (>20 days) or poor nutrition of O . vulgaris. This study supports the idea of using mantle for metabolic needs of starved O . vulgaris suggesting that the degradation pathway of amino acids to pyruvate and tricarboxylic acid cycle intermediates was favoured contrary to the degradation pathway of ketogenic amino acids. Special considerations should be taken concerning Thr, Ile, Ser, Ala, Asx (Asp, Asn), Glx (Glu, Gln) (because of their fast intake) and Lys and His (due to their stable contents) during a prolonged period of fasting.     

美人鱼发光杆菌对凡纳滨对虾非特异性 免疫功能及抗病力的影响

在基础饲料中分别添加0.1%和1%美人鱼发光杆菌灭活菌、0.1%美人鱼发光杆菌活菌配制成3种免疫实验饲料,以基础饲料为空白对照组饲料,每组设3个平行样。对个体质量为(4.83±0.36)g的凡纳滨对虾进行为期20 d的饲养实验,分别在0、5、10、15和20d进行取样,以血清中的酚氧化酶(PO)、酸性磷酸酶(ACP)、碱性磷酸酶(AKP)、超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)和溶菌酶(UL)活性为免疫指标,探讨了美人鱼发光杆菌作为免疫制剂对凡纳滨对虾非特异性免疫效应的影响;在投喂免疫饲料后的第22天,按0.004 2 kg/kg体重的剂量,直接投喂对虾白斑综合征病毒(WSSV)病料,并记录累积死亡率。结果表明,美人鱼发光杆菌免疫实验组对凡纳滨对虾血清中PO、ACP、AKP、UL和SOD活性影响明显高于对照组,并且在饲料中添加美人鱼发光杆菌后,明显提高了对虾抵御WSSV感染的能力。其中0.1%美人鱼发光杆菌活菌实验组的抗病毒感染能力最强,WSSV感染14d内累计死亡率为63.3%±5.8%;而对照组为96.7%±3.3%。研究表明,美人鱼发光杆菌添加在对虾饲料中能提高凡纳滨对虾非特异性免疫水平,增强抵抗疾病的能力,将其作为对虾免疫增强剂具有良好的应用前景。     

Effects of Spirulina platensis as a feed additive on growth and coloration of blue dolphin cichlids (Cyrtocara moorii Boulunger, 1902)

This study was carried out to investigate the effects of replacing fish meal with dietary Spirulina as a feed supplement on the growth performance and coloration of blue dolphin cichlids (Cyrtocara moorii). Five isonitrogenous (47% crude protein) and isocaloric (17.36 kJ/g digestible energy) diets were for formulated to replace FM with 0, 5, 10, 15 and 20% Spirulina (designated as Control, SP5, SP10, SP15 and SP20 respectively) and fed to the fish (initial body weight, 3.15 ± 0.01 g). Fish were randomly distributed into fifteen 120 L aquariums (26.5 ± 1.00°C), 15 fish per aquarium. The diets were tested in triplicate for 12 weeks. Experimental groups were fed twice daily (09:00 and 17:00) by hand to satiation. At the end of the feeding trial, significantly (p < 0.05) higher weight gain (WG), specific growth rate (SGR), protein efficiency ratio (PER) and lower feed conversion ratio (FCR) were observed in fish fed the SP10 diet when compared to the SP20 diet. There was no significant difference in these parameters between the other groups. The skin coloration of blue dolphin cichlid fed a diet containing Spirulina meal was enhanced. The best coloration was observed in the SP15 group. These impressions were objectively validated by chemical determinations of carotenoids extracted from fish skins and passed statistical tests of significance. The study findings show that Spirulina meal does not diminish growth rates except at very high levels.     

A Minchinia mercenariae‐like parasite infects cockles Cerastoderma edule in Galicia (NW Spain)

The cockle Cerastoderma edule fishery has traditionally been the most important shellfish species in terms of biomass in Galicia (NW Spain). In the course of a survey of the histopathological conditions affecting this species in the Ria of Arousa, a haplosporidan parasite that had not been observed in Galicia was detected in one of the most productive cockle beds of Galicia. Uni‐ and binucleate cells and multinucleate plasmodia were observed in the connective tissue mainly in the digestive area, gills and gonad. The parasite showed low prevalence, and it was not associated with abnormal cockle mortality. Molecular identification showed that this parasite was closely related to the haplosporidan Minchinia mercenariae that had been reported infecting hard clams Mercenaria mercenaria from the Atlantic coast of the United States. The molecular characterization of its SSU rDNA region allowed obtaining a fragment of 1,796 bp showing 98% homology with M. mercenariae parasite. Phylogenetic analysis supported this identification as this parasite was clustered in the same clade as M. mercenariae from the United States and other M. mercenariae‐like sequences from the UK, with bootstrap value of 99%. The occurrence of M. mercenariae‐like parasites infecting molluscs outside the United States is confirmed.     

Sea bream culture in Egypt; status, constraints and potential

Marine fish farming in Egypt began in 1976 with the culture of gilthead sea bream, (Sparus aurata) as this fish was notably adaptable to brackish and marine pond conditions. Today, marine fish and shrimp farms amount to about 19,000 ha, out of which 42% is already in production while the rest, i.e., 58% is still under construction. In 1997, cultured gilthead sea bream production of 2,250 tons made up 3% of the 75,000 tons total aquaculture catch. In polyculture, usually with the grey mullet and sea bass, gilthead sea bream contributed 440 kg ha^–1 to the total yield of 1,700 kg ha^–1 (26%) over a period of 16 months. For the same period, the yield of monoculture ponds averaged 100 kg ha^–1, while in marine cages, yields ranged from 4–10 kg m³. In 1996–1997, fry of 0.25–1 g and fingerlings 1–10 g with a total of 3 million, were collected from the wild and 1 million fry were produced in the three marine hatcheries out of the four existing ones. The development of sea bream culture in Egypt is now severely inhibited by the shortage of seeds and adequate feeds. Exports of both sea bream and sea bass, during 1994–1996 averaged 1,300 tons per year.     

Dietary thiamin and pyridoxine requirements of fingerling Indian major carp,Cirrhinus mrigala (Hamilton)

Two experiments were conducted to quantify the dietary thiamin (experiment I) and pyridoxine (experiment II) requirements of fingerling Cirrhinus mrigala for 16 weeks. In experiment I, dietary thiamin requirement was determined by feeding seven casein–gelatin‐based diets (400 g kg^?1 CP; 18.69 kJ g^?1 GE) with graded levels of thiamin (0, 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 8 and 16 mg kg^?1 diet) to triplicate groups of fish (6.15 ± 0.37 cm; 1.89 ± 0.12 g). Fish fed diet with 2 mg kg^?1 thiamin had highest specific growth rate (SGR), protein retention (PR), RNA/DNA ratio, haemoglobin (Hb), haematocrit (Hct), RBCs and best feed conversion ratio (FCR). However, highest liver thiamin concentration was recorded in fish fed 4 mg thiamin kg^?1 diet. Broken‐line analysis of SGR, PR and liver thiamin concentrations exhibited the thiamin requirement in the range of 1.79–3.34 mg kg^?1 diet (0.096–0.179 μg thiamin kJ^?1 gross energy). In experiment II, six casein–gelatin‐based diets (400 g kg^?1 CP; 18.69 kJ g^?1 GE) containing graded levels of pyridoxine (0, 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 mg kg^?1 diet) were fed to triplicate groups of fish (6.35 ± 0.37 cm; 1.97 ± 0.12 g). Fish fed diet containing 6 mg kg^?1 pyridoxine showed best SGR, FCR, PR, RNA/DNA ratio, Hb, Hct and RBCs, whereas maximum liver pyridoxine concentration was recorded in fish fed 8 mg kg^?1 dietary pyridoxine. Broken‐line analysis of SGR, PR and liver pyridoxine concentrations reflected the pyridoxine requirement from 5.63 to 8.61 mg kg^?1 diet. Data generated during this study would be useful in formulating thiamin‐ and pyridoxine‐balanced feeds for the intensive culture of this fish.     

Fertilization by refrigerator stored sperm of the Indian major carp, Labeo calbasu (Hamilton, 1822)

This study reports on the spermatological properties, and on the development of a protocol for refrigerator storage (4°C) of Labeo calbasu (Hamilton, 1822) sperm for artificial breeding. Volume, motility, concentration and pH of the freshly collected sperm were 2.21 ± 0.53 (μL g^?1 of fish weight) (mean ± SD), 95 ± 1 (%), 1.93 ± 0.44 × 10⁹ (cells mL^?1) and 7.56 ± 0.17 respectively. Sperm activation was evaluated at different osmolalities of NaCl solution, and motility ceased completely when osmolality of the extender was ≥287 mOsmol kg^?1. Sperm retained motility for 24, 72 and 108 h, after refrigerator storage when sperm were undiluted, suspended in Alsever's solution and suspended in Alsever's solution containing 5% methanol respectively. Fertilization rate of fresh eggs with sperm stored at 4°C in Alsever's solution and Alsever's solution containing 5% methanol was 77% and 60% with a hatching rate of 60% and 43% respectively. The fertilization and hatching success of the stored sperm suggests potential to use refrigeration for transporting genetic material to hatcheries for artificial breeding of L. calbasu in Bangladesh.     

A novel approach to denitrification processes in a zero-discharge recirculating system for small-scale urban aquaculture

This paper presents an innovative process to solve the nitrate build-up problem in recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS). The novel aspects of the process lie in a denitrification bioreactor system that uses solid cotton wool as the primary carbon source and a unique degassing chamber. In the latter, the water is physically stripped of dissolved gaseous O₂ (by means of a Venturi vacuum tube), and the subsequent denitrification becomes more efficient due to elimination of the problems of oxygen inhibition of denitrification and aerobic consumption of cotton wool. The cotton wool medium also serves as a physical barrier that traps organic particles, which, in turn, act as an additional carbon source for denitrification. Operation in the proposed system gives an extremely low C/N ratio of 0.82 g of cotton wool/g of nitrate N, which contributes to a significant reduction of biofilter volume. The additional advantage of using solid cotton wool as the carbon source is that it does not release organic residuals into the liquid to be recycled. Operation of the system over a long period consistently produced effluents with low nitrate levels (below 10 mg N/l), and there was only a very small need to replace system water. The overall treatment scheme, also incorporating an aerobic nitrification biofilter and a granular filtration device, produced water of excellent quality, i.e., with near-zero levels of nitrite and ammonia, a sufficiently high pH for aquaculture, and low turbidity. The proposed system thus provides a solution for sustainable small-scale, urban aquaculture operation with a very high recovery of water (over 99%) and minimal waste disposal.     

Effects of metomidate anaesthesia or transfer to pur sea water on plasma parameters in ammonia-exposed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L) in sea water

Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L) postsmolts weighing 150 ± 53 g were exposed to 14–15 mg l^–1 TA-N (total ammonia-N) in sea water in 1 m³ tanks for 24h. Blood samples were then taken A) immediately after the fish were netted from the exposure tanks and stunned by a blow to the head; B) 2–20 min after the fish were transferred to 15 l of an anaesthetic solution of metomidate in ammonia-free sea water; or C) 2–20 min after the fish were transferred to 15 l of ammonia-free sea water. Plasma TA-N level was 18% lower in the anaesthetised fish compared to in the fish sampled directly from the exposure tanks (p 0.05), and accordingly 16% lower in the fish transferred to pure sea water although this difference was not significant (p = 0.07). Plasma glucose level was higher in the fish transferred to pure sea water than in the fish receiving the two other treatments (p 0.05), but plasma urea, osmolality, Na^{+, Cl–, Ca2+ or Mg2+} levels did not vary significantly between the different treatments. Plasma TA-N level increased with time in the fish in the metomidate solution (p 0.02).