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- Title
Effect of time in culture on fatty acid composition of copepods Tisbe sp. and Apocyclops sp.
- Authors
Alejos Cabrera, Ruth M.; Gaspar Reyes, Wilmer A.; Flores Ramos, Leenin; Ynga Huamán, Gheraldine A.; Ruiz Soto, Anthony; Niño Velásquez, Alexander F.
- Abstract
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of time in culture on fatty acid composition of copepods Tisbe sp. and Apocyclops sp. For experiments, Tisbe and Apocyclops copepodites were separated and placed in 4‐L containers at 5 ind/mL. The fatty acids were evaluated at three different periods (hours) of culture (treatments): T1 = 6 hr, T2 = 12 hr, and T3 = 168 hr. Culture conditions were 25°C, salinity 35 ppt, illuminance 2,500 lx, with gentle aeration. The live food was Isochrysis galbana at 75 × 103 cells/mL. A total of 14 fatty acids were detected for both copepods. Although, there were absent two fatty acids for Apocyclops sp. (C18:3n‐6 and C18:1n‐7). The major percentages of fatty acids were more than 50% of polyunsaturated fatty acids. The essential fatty acids were detected such as C22:6n‐3 (docosahexaenoic acid [DHA]), C20:5n‐3 (eicosapentaenoic acid [EPA]), and C20:4n‐6 (arachidonic acid) for both species. Tisbe sp. was the species which shows the highest quantity of total lipids compared to Apocyclops sp. for the three treatments. Besides, in T3 both species had greater quantities of total lipids in respect to the first treatment. The ratio of DHA/EPA was optimal for culture of fish marine larvae because the proportion is higher than 2:1.
- Subjects
ESSENTIAL fatty acids; UNSATURATED fatty acids; COPEPODA; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC acid; ARACHIDONIC acid; EICOSAPENTAENOIC acid; OMEGA-6 fatty acids; FATTY acids
- Publication
Journal of the World Aquaculture Society, 2022, Vol 53, Issue 2, p475
- ISSN
0893-8849
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/jwas.12827