Micro algae culture as live feed-Winter School on Recent Advances in Breeding and Larviculture of Marine Finfish and Shellfish

摘要

Marine micro algae are the floating microscopic plant components of the seawater which forms the basic food ofudalmost all the larval organisms, either crustaceans, mollusks or fishes. They are the primary producers of the seaudbelonging to various Classes of algae. The important components of micro algae are the diatoms, dinoflagellates,udsilicoflagellates (phyto-flagellates), coccolithophores, blue-green algae and the ‘hidden flora’ the nanoplankters. Amongudthese, the diatoms and phytoflagellates are significant organisms since they form the primary link in the food chain ofudthe sea. It is known that the success of any hatchery operations depends mainly on the availability of the basic food,udthe micro algae.