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The diatom Thalassiosira pseudonana in exponential phase or stationary phase and grown under 3 light regimes was fed to 6 groups of juvenile oysters, Crassostrea virginica Gmelin, for a 10-week period. Oysters fed diets from the stationary phase grew more rapidly and had a higher glycogen content than those fed diets from the exponential phase. The stationary phase, cool white-light diet produced the greatest increase in dry weight, shell height and glycogen content of the 6 diets examined. Oysters grew more rapidly when fed diets richer in carbohydrates than proteins.
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Flaak, A.R., Epifanio, C.E. Dietary protein levels and growth of the oyster Crassostrea virginica . Mar. Biol. 45, 157–163 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00390551
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