• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.17 no.4
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• pp.692-697
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• 2016

This study examined the effects of salinity and medium used on the induction of sexual reproduction for the mass production of the resting eggs in the marine rotifer Brachionus rotundiformis for 9 days. After exposure to various salinities, the mixis rate in all treatments began to increase on the third day and decreased after the 4th or 5th day. The resting eggs appeared on the 4th day at 10‰, 15‰, 20‰, 25‰. In particular, the fertilization rates with 33.3% and 31.3% at 20‰ and 25‰ on day 6 were higher than those of the others, respectively. Mean mixis rate for 9 day at 0‰ and 20‰ were the highest with 25.3% and 20.2%, respectively, and the fertilization rate (14.0%) at 25‰ was the highest. In the medium experiment used, the mixis rate in all treatments were similar to the results of the salinity experiment. The resting eggs were only found at 0% and 25% of the used medium treatments. While there were no significant differences in the mean fertilization rate of all treatments, the mean mixis rate (22.3%) in the 25% treatment was higher than that of the control (0% treatment). As a result, salt stress was more effective than using the used medium to induce sexual reproduction in B. rotundiformis. The optimal salinity was considered to be 20-25‰, which caused a high mixis and fertilization rate in the rotifer. These results provide basic data for the mass production of rotifer resting eggs.

• Journal of Aquaculture
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• v.9 no.3
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• pp.195-203
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• 1996

Six strains (OKK, MOK, CHA, WON, 505 & PUA) of Korean rotifer, Brachionus plicatilis (S-type) were isolated from salt pond, and the resting egg production of these strains was investigated with the different salinities (10, 20, 30 put), Rotifer were cultured at $28^{\circ}C$ and 2,000 lux in 20 ml test tube with feeding Nannoohloris oculata. The maximum rotifer density was 2,050 inds./ml at 10 ppt for OKK strain, and MOK strain showed the highest specific growth rate (1.028) at 10 ppt. Mixis rate of CHA and WON strains increased with the lower salinity, while MOK strain increased the rate with salinity. PUA strain did not show the mixis rate even at the high rotifer density, and OKK strain showed the very low mixis rate ranging from 1.1 to $3.0\%$. Fertilization rate of CHA, MOK, SOS and WON strains was ranged from 10.4 to $68.8\%$, and OKK strain did not showed any fertilization rate. The highest production of resting egg in 20 ml test tube was 4,065 eggs at 10 ppt for WON strain. The results may suggest that the selection of rotifer strain and salinity are important factors for the mass production of resting egg.

• Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• v.34 no.2
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• pp.160-163
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• 2001

This study was performed to investigate the effect of vitamin $B_{12}$ addition on the production and hatching rate of resting egg of freshwater rotifer, Brachionus calyciflorus. Different concentrations of vitamin $B_{12}$ was added into concentrated freshwater Chlorella before fed to rotifer and rotifer was cultured in 250 mL flask. The maximum density of rotifer was 138 inds./mL at 6 ppm and it increased with an increase of vitamin $B_{12}$ addition. Mixis rate and fertilization rate of rotifer were $63.0\%$ and $89.6\%$, respectively, at 6.0 ppm. The production of resting eggs per mL was 231 eggs/mL at 1.5 ppm, but there was no significant difference among vitamin $B_{12}$ addition levels. The highest production of resting eggs per 10,000 rotifers and Chlorella dry weight (g) were 11,289 eggs and 121,252 eggs, respectively, at the 6 ppm. The hatching rate of resting egg was not significantly different among vitamin $B_{12}$ addition levels, but significantly higher than the control (without addition of vitamin $B_{12}$ ). These results showed that vitamin $B_{12}$ addition could affect production and hatching rate of resting egg of freshwater rotifer, B. calyciflorus.

• Journal of Aquaculture
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• v.9 no.4
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• pp.321-327
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• 1996

Production of resting egg from the Korean rotifer, Brachiunus plicatilis (L and S-type) was investigated at different temperatures (L-type : 20, 24, $28^{\circ}C$, S-type : 28 32, $36^{\circ}C$) and salinities (10, 20,30 ppt). The rotifer was cultured in 25 ml test tube and fed on Nannochloris oculata. With regard to mixis rate, L-type rotifer showed higher rate at lower temperature, and the highest rate was observed at 20 ppt of salinity at each temperature of the experiment. However, for S-type rotifer, the optimum temperature and salinity were $28\~32^{\circ}C$ and 20 ppt, respectively. The highest number of resting egg was 173 eggs/ml in 16 days at $24^{\circ}C$, 10 ppt for L-type rotifer and 410 eggs/ml in 14 days at $28^{\circ}C$, 10 ppt for S-type rotifer. The maximum number of resting egg produced per 10,000 rotifers was 8,122 eggs at $20^{\circ}C$, 20 ppt for L-type rotifer and 8,700 eggs at $28^{\circ}C$, 20 ppt for S-type rotifer. The maximum number of resting egg produced $10^8$ cells of N. oculata was 50.7 eggs for L-type rotifer ($24^{\circ}C$, 20 ppt) and 79.6 eggs for S-type rotifer ($32^{\circ}C$, 10 ppt). The number of resting egg produced per day was $1\~11$ eggs/ml for L-type rotifers and $21\~35$ eggs/ml for S-type rotifer in 9 combination experiments. In this study, S-type rotifer is better than L-type rotifer in resting egg production, and the optimum temperature and salinity for resting egg production were $20^{\circ}C$, 20 ppt for L-type rotifer and $28^{\circ}C$, 20 ppt for S-type rotifer. This result shows the difference of Korean rotifer in the optimum condition for resting egg production from other rotifers reported earlier.

• Journal of Aquaculture
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• v.9 no.4
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• pp.329-337
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• 1996

Dietary values of phytoplanktons, concentrated Chlorella and commercial yeasts were investigated for the resting egg production of the Korean rotifer, B. plioatilis S-type. The hatching rate of the resting egg of the rotifer fed on different diets was also studied. The highest production of the resting egg was 3,760 eggs/20 ml with N. oculata. However, the hatching rate was not significant among 4 phytoplankton species. The highest production of resting eggs among 9 diet groups ($\omega$-yeast, baker's yeast, 2 refrigerated Marine Chlorella, frozen Marine Chlorella, frozen Chlorella ($70\%$) + baker's yeast ($30\%$), frozen Chlorella ($30\%$) + baker's yeast ($70\%$), 2 refrigerated freshwater Chiorella) was 283 eggs/ml in the frozen Chlorella ($30\%$) +baker's yeast ($70\%$) and the refrigerated freshwater Chlorella. The highest number of resting egg from 10,000 rotifers and 1 mg dry wieght diet was 5,566 eggs and 2,131 eggs in the frozen Chlorella ($30\%$) + baker's yeast ($70\%$). However, the highest hatching rate of the resting eggs was $67.4\%$ in $\omega$-yeast. In this study, the results suggest that the baker's yeast with a small amount of frozen Chlorella seems to be good feeding regime for the economical production of resting eggs.

• Journal of Aquaculture
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• v.18 no.2
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• pp.115-121
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• 2005

This study was performed to investigate the formation and mass production of resting eggs by freshwater rotifer, Brachionus calyciflorus as influenced by different aeration supplements and exchange intervals of culture water in 15-L culture vessels and 500 L culture tanks. The maximum densities and mixis rates of the rotifers were not different between experimental group exposed to air or oxygen supplements. However, the fertilization rate and formation of resting eggs of the rotifers in the air-supplemented group were significantly higher than those in the oxygen supplemented group. In the experiment concerning exchange interval of culture water, the maximum density of the rotifers and formation of resting eggs in the batch culture were significantly higher than those in the semi-continuous culture with exchange of water every day. The formation of resting eggs per Chlorella dry weight was highest in the semi-continuous culture with exchange of water every day. The resting eggs of rotifers were produced at a density of $51.8{\sim}57.9{\times}10^6$ eggs in 500-L culture tanks. In this study, the batch culture with air is an effective method for mass production of resting eggs by the freshwater rotifer, B. calyciflorus, and the efficiency of mass production of resting eggs by this rotifer was similar to that of the seawater rotifers, B. plicatilis and B. rotundiformis.