Table 1. Duration of the larval stages of Lithodes santolla (A) and Paralomis granulosa (B), reared in individual cultures under different conditions of food supply. Statistical comparisons (t-tests) showed no significant influence of treatments (P>0.05; n=24 for A and n=25 for B at start)
Species | Stage | Duration (days); mean and SD | |
|---|---|---|---|
With Artemia | Without Artemia | ||
A | Zoea I | 4.26±0.20 | 4.18±0.16 |
Zoea II | 7.00±0.00 | 7.00±0.00 | |
Zoea III | 11.63±0.65 | 11.60±0.93 | |
Megalopa | 48.17±6.97 | 48.38±3.41 | |
B | Zoea I | 5.63±0.47 | 5.58±1.30 |
Zoea II | 11.20±0.60 | 11.50±0.87 | |
Megalopa | 43.87±3.55 | 42.25±4.25 | |