Abstract
Growth rate, first reproductive age, life span and total offspring numbers were measured to study the effects of water temperature and salinity on the propagation of rotifer, Brachionus plicatilis. Three types of rotifer, Large (L), Small (S) and Thailand Small (TS)-types, were cultured in the $4\times4$ factorial culture conditions with four different salinities (5, 15, 25 and $35\%o$) at each of four different water temperatures (15, 20, 25 and $29^{\circ}C$). The results are as follows; Under the 4 different salinity gradients %$(5\%o,\;15\%o,\;25\%o,\;and\;35\%o)\;at\;29^{\circ}C$, the mean growth rates of L, Sand TS-type were 0.60, 0.84 and 0.96, respectively. The first reproductive age of three types rotifer appeared to be early at high water temperature. The total offspring numbers of the three types were higher at $25^{\circ}C\;and\;29^{\circ}C$, with the maximum value of 28.3 on the average at $29^{\circ}C$ for TS-type, and the minimum value at $15^{\circ}C$ for S-type. Life span decreased with high water temperature and increased with low water temperature. L-type and TS-type rotifer showed the longest life span of 13.5 days on the average at $15^{\circ}C$, and S-type showed shortest 6.2 days on the average at $29^{\circ}C$.
해산어류 종묘생산시 초기단계 먹이생물로서 많이 이용되고 있는 rotifer, Brachionus plicatilis의 large (L)-type, small (S)-type, thailand small (TS)-type에 대한 수온과 염분별 성장율, 최초산란 연령, 수명 및 총산란수 등에 관해 조사한 결과는 다음과 같다. 각 염분%$(5\%o,\;15\%o,\;25\%o,\;and\;35\%o)$에 따른 개체군 성장은 L-type은 $25^{\circ}C\;와\;29^{\circ}C$에서 비교적 양호한 성장을 보였으며 평균성장율은 $0.53\~0.71$이었고, S-type과 TS-type은 $29^{\circ}C$에서 각각 $0.81\~0.87,\;0.92\~1.04$였다. 최초산란연령은 3 type 모두 저염분, 고수온조건에서 빨랐으며 L-type은 $15\%o$구, $29^{\circ}C$에서 22.7시간, S-type은 $15\%o$구, $29^{\circ}C$에서 18시간, TS-type은 $5\%o$구, $29^{\circ}C$에서 18.8시간이었다. 총산란수는 3 type 모두 $25^{\circ}C$와 $29^{\circ}C$ 조건하에서 다산하였고, TS-type에 있어 $29^{\circ}C$에서 평균 28.3개체로 최대치를 나타냈고, S-type은 $15^{\circ}C$에서 평균 7.8개체로 가장 낮은 산란수를 나타냈다. 수명은 고수온에서는 짧고, 저수온에서는 길었으며 L-type과 TS-type에 있어 $15^{\circ}C$에서 평균 13.5일로 가장 길었고, S-type은 $29^{\circ}C$에서 평균 6.2일로 가장 짧았다.