ALLATOSTATIN-B PEPTIDES FOR INDUCING THE SETTLEMENT OF LOPHOTROCHOZOAN MARINE LARVAE

摘要

The present invention relates to a method of inducing or enhancing the settlement and/or growth of one or more larva of Lophotrochozoan marine invertebrates, such as molluscs, in aquaculture. The method comprises culturing the one or more larva in a composition, whereby the composition comprises or consists essentially of one or more peptides derived from an allatostatin-b polypeptide. Further, peptides derived from an allatostatin-b polypeptide and compositions comprising same are provided.