Table 3 Periods of development and nurse egg consumption times for different species of gastropods
Species | Temperature (°C) | Duration of intracapsular development (days)a | Duration of nurse egg consumption (days)a | Percentage of development over which nurse eggs are consumed (%) | Authors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. isaotakii | 2.5–10.2 | 200 | 40 | 20 | Ilano et al. (2004) |
B. undatum | 8–11 | 70 | 28 | 40 | Nasution (2003) |
B. undatum | 6 | 133–140 | 3–7 | 2–5 | Present study |
C. dilatata | 17 | 18–26 | Up to 26 | 100 | Chaparro and Paschke (1990) |
Hexaplex (Trunculariopsis) trunculus | 22–24 | 49 | 35 | 71 | Lahbib et al. (2010) |
L. dirum | 12 | 84–98 | 7–21 | 8–20 | Rivest (1983) |
T. geversianus | 12–14 | 112 | 38 | 34 | Cumplido et al. (2011) |