stwwn, t hr diat o n i ~ Chnrtowros spp. (C. aflnis Cleve, C. decipiens
('lrvc, ( I . didywm Ehrcnberg, ctc.) tire extremcly abundant (freyuently
more thiin 10" cdls/ni3), i d they repru:st:nt 60% or more in volume of
the net ~tliyt,o~)laiikton in lint WP. In the laboratory. Seryia Zucens
first stwted foeding on (Ihn~toreros r:Pruto,vporum Ostenfeld a t the first
protozo(~id stibge and then tended gradually to be omnivorous after
the zoeul stage when they titc Artemia nuriplii (Omori, 197 la). Zimmertiinn (1!)73) iiidic+tkted that8 it, is possible to grow Lucifer chacei from
egg to adult without introducing any anirnal food. Undoubtedly, the
pwiieids cuid swge~tids havv to feed on phytoplankton in certain
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pinriods of thv early lnrvrtl fitngcs, and presumably this behaviour
relates to t h o adult's vertical distribution which is shallower than that
of' the otiritfs.
The zoea larvae of carids, especially those of Oplophorue, IIynLsnod o ~ u
and Syetellaspis, have very reduced mouthparts which are probably
not functional. Presumably they feed entirely on the yolk in their
thorax during the early stages, and after metamorphosis they soon
adopt the feeding behaviour of the adults.
Except for Zimmerman's work on Lucifer chncei, no studies have
brttn done on the nutrition and metabolism of pelagic shrimps. Zirnmern i t i n ( I !)73) wicwssfully reared Lucifer from egg to aduit, and measured
tho transformiition of energy from protozoes through to the adult using
('lrvc, ( I . didywm Ehrcnberg, ctc.) tire extremcly abundant (freyuently
more thiin 10" cdls/ni3), i d they repru:st:nt 60% or more in volume of
the net ~tliyt,o~)laiikton in lint WP. In the laboratory. Seryia Zucens
first stwted foeding on (Ihn~toreros r:Pruto,vporum Ostenfeld a t the first
protozo(~id stibge and then tended gradually to be omnivorous after
the zoeul stage when they titc Artemia nuriplii (Omori, 197 la). Zimmertiinn (1!)73) iiidic+tkted that8 it, is possible to grow Lucifer chacei from
egg to adult without introducing any anirnal food. Undoubtedly, the
pwiieids cuid swge~tids havv to feed on phytoplankton in certain
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-
-
-
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pinriods of thv early lnrvrtl fitngcs, and presumably this behaviour
relates to t h o adult's vertical distribution which is shallower than that
of' the otiritfs.
The zoea larvae of carids, especially those of Oplophorue, IIynLsnod o ~ u
and Syetellaspis, have very reduced mouthparts which are probably
not functional. Presumably they feed entirely on the yolk in their
thorax during the early stages, and after metamorphosis they soon
adopt the feeding behaviour of the adults.
Except for Zimmerman's work on Lucifer chncei, no studies have
brttn done on the nutrition and metabolism of pelagic shrimps. Zirnmern i t i n ( I !)73) wicwssfully reared Lucifer from egg to aduit, and measured
tho transformiition of energy from protozoes through to the adult using