Effects of extreme changes of sea water temperature and salinity on the development of the sand dollar Scaphechinus mirabilis
Effects of extreme changes of sea water temperature and salinity on the development of the sand dollar Scaphechinus mirabilis
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DOI:
10.1134/s1063074009050083
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发表时间:
2009-09-01
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0.6
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Kashenko, S. D.
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Kashenko, S. D.
The combined effects of temperatures of 14, 17, 20, 22, and 25A degrees C and salinities of 36-12aEuro degrees on embryos and larvae of the sand dollar Scaphechinus mirabilis was studied. Embryonic development is the most sensitive stage in the early ontogenesis of S. mirabilis. It is completed at a temperature of 14-20A degrees C in a salinity range of 36-24aEuro degrees and at temperature of 22A degrees C to 26aEuro degrees. The fertilization proceeds in wider ranges of temperature and salinity. Among the swimming larvae, blastulae showed the greatest resistance to variations of these environmental factors. All the larvae survived at a temperature of 14-22A degrees C and a salinity of 36-20aEuro degrees, and more than 70% of them at 18aEuro degrees. The pluteus I is the most vulnerable stage; probably this is related to the formation of the larval skeleton and transition to phytoplankton feeding. The survival of larvae at the age of 20 days was 100% at 14-22A degrees C and a salinity of 36-24aEuro degrees, most of them survived at 14-20A degrees C and a salinity 18aEuro degrees. The temperature 25 A degrees C is the most damaging for early development of S. mirabilis. The duration of development of that species lasts 28.5-29 days at 20A degrees C and a salinity of 32.2-32.6aEuro degrees. At 20 and 22A degrees C, the larvae settled and completed metamorphosis more quickly if sand from the parental habitat was present. The larvae did not settle during the experiment (14 days) at 14 A degrees C and in the absence of sand.