Larval biology and mariculture of the angelwing clam, Cyrtopleura costata

Member of
HBOI Faculty Contributions
Contributors
Gustafson, R. G.
Creswell, R. LeRoy
Jacobsen, T. R.
Vaughan, David E.
Publisher
Elsevier B.V.
Date Issued
1991
Note

The deep-burrowing angelwing clam, Cyrtopleura costata (Family Pholadidae), occurs in shallow water from Massachusetts, USA, to Brazil and has been a commercially harvested food product in Cuba and Puerto Rico. This study examines its potential for commercial aquaculture development. The combined effects of salinity and temperature on survival and shell growth to metamorphosis of angelwing larvae were studied using a 5 × 5 factorial design; salinities ranged from 15 to 35‰ S, in 5‰ S intervals, and temperatures ranged from 15 to 35°C in 5°C intervals. Greatest larval shell growth occurred at 30°C and 20‰ S over the first 8 days and at 30°C and 25‰ S over the entire 16-day larval period.

Language
English
Type
Text
Genre
article
Extent
24 p.
Subject (Topical)
Clams--Larvae
Mariculture
Shellfish aquaculture
Identifier
3353860
Additional Information
The deep-burrowing angelwing clam, Cyrtopleura costata (Family Pholadidae), occurs in shallow water from Massachusetts, USA, to Brazil and has been a commercially harvested food product in Cuba and Puerto Rico. This study examines its potential for commercial aquaculture development. The combined effects of salinity and temperature on survival and shell growth to metamorphosis of angelwing larvae were studied using a 5 × 5 factorial design; salinities ranged from 15 to 35‰ S, in 5‰ S intervals, and temperatures ranged from 15 to 35°C in 5°C intervals. Greatest larval shell growth occurred at 30°C and 20‰ S over the first 8 days and at 30°C and 25‰ S over the entire 16-day larval period.
The final published version of this manuscript is available at http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00448486 and may be cited as: Gustafson, R. G., Creswell, R. L., Jacobsen, T. R., & Vaughan, D. E. (1991). Larval biology and mariculture of the angelwing clam, Cyrtopleura costata. Aquaculture, 95(3-4), 257-279. doi:10.1016/0044-8486(91)90092-L
Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #794.
Date Backup
1991
Date Text
1991
DOI
10.1016/0044-8486(91)90092-L
Date Issued (EDTF)
1991
Extension


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FADT3353860
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Attributed name: Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Person Preferred Name

Gustafson, R. G.

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24 p.
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3353860
Title Plain
Larval biology and mariculture of the angelwing clam, Cyrtopleura costata
URL
http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3353860
Origin Information

Elsevier B.V.
1991
single unit
Title
Larval biology and mariculture of the angelwing clam, Cyrtopleura costata
Other Title Info

Larval biology and mariculture of the angelwing clam, Cyrtopleura costata