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The dietary value of juvenile stages (gametophyte and juvenile sporophyte) of the brown macroalga Eisenia bicyclis for post-larval and juvenile abalone Haliotis diversicolor of 2.0–6.5 mm in shell length (SL) was examined and compared with that of a benthic diatom, Nitzschia sp., in laboratory experiments. Most abalone actively fed on these diets, but there were large variations in the growth rate among the diets and among the growth stages of abalone. Growth rates of abalone fed on Nitzschia sp. were highly variable within each growth stage, but showed no clear differences among growth stages. In contrast, in abalone fed gametophytes or juvenile sporophytes, growth rates linearly increased as abalone grew. Growth rates of >60 μm SL/day were observed in juveniles of >3 mm SL fed gametophytes, and juveniles of >5 mm SL fed juvenile sporophytes. These results indicate that the dietary value of the juvenile stages of E. bicyclis for the abalone changes as they grow, and with growth juvenile abalone begin to efficiently utilize gametophytes and juvenile sporophytes in that order.
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We thank Mr. Y. Ota for helping with the algal cultivation. This study was partially supported by a Grant-in-aid from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology, Japan (No. 16380126).
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Onitsuka, T., Kawamura, T., Iwanaga, S. et al. Dietary value of gametophytes and juvenile sporophytes of the brown macroalga Eisenia bicyclis for juvenile abalone Haliotis diversicolor . Fish Sci 76, 619–623 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12562-010-0250-6
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