Fatty acid composition and biometry of five Greek Artemia populations suitable for aquaculture purposes

dc.contributor.author	Moraiti-Ioannidou, M	en
dc.contributor.author	Castritsi-Catharios, J	en
dc.contributor.author	Miliou, H	en
dc.contributor.author	Kotzamanis, YP	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-06-06T06:47:46Z
dc.date.available	2014-06-06T06:47:46Z
dc.date.issued	2007	en
dc.identifier.issn	1355557X	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2109.2007.01835.x	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://62.217.125.90/xmlui/handle/123456789/3791
dc.subject	Artemia	en
dc.subject	Biometry	en
dc.subject	Fatty acids	en
dc.subject	Parthenogenetic populations	en
dc.subject	Saltworks	en
dc.subject.other	aquaculture	en
dc.subject.other	biometry	en
dc.subject.other	crustacean	en
dc.subject.other	fatty acid	en
dc.subject.other	parthenogenesis	en
dc.subject.other	Eurasia	en
dc.subject.other	Europe	en
dc.subject.other	Greece	en
dc.subject.other	Southern Europe	en
dc.subject.other	Artemia	en
dc.title	Fatty acid composition and biometry of five Greek Artemia populations suitable for aquaculture purposes	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1111/j.1365-2109.2007.01835.x	en
heal.publicationDate	2007	en
heal.abstract	Evaluation of a new-to-science Artemia population and comparison with four other existing populations were carried out. Five parthenogenetic Artemia populations from the following Greek saltworks were studied: Alyki (a new population), Kalloni, Milos, Polychnitos and Messolongi. The diameters of non-decapsulated and decapsulated cysts as well as the lengths of nauplii instar stages I, II and III were measured. In addition, the fatty acid composition of decapsulated cysts was estimated. The cyst size of the Alyki population was the smallest, with the largest chorion found in Greece so far. The Messolongi population had the largest cysts, with the smallest chorion of all five populations. The diameter of the non-decapsulated cysts was highly related (P<0.01) to the length of the nauplii instar I, II and III. The diameter of decapsulated cysts was found to be the most stable and reliable biometric characteristic. The study of their fatty acids profiles revealed that the Polychnitos and Messolongi populations are suitable as live food for freshwater species, while the Alyki, Milos and Kalloni populations are suitable for marine species, having high levels (8.9%, 11.2% and 12.5% respectively) of eicosapentaenoic acid and detectable amounts (0.3%, 0.1% and 0.2% respectively) of docosahexaenoic acid. © 2007 The Authors.	en
heal.journalName	Aquaculture Research	en
dc.identifier.issue	15	en
dc.identifier.volume	38	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1111/j.1365-2109.2007.01835.x	en
dc.identifier.spage	1664	en
dc.identifier.epage	1672	en