TY - JOUR AU - Maldonado-Montiel, Teresita AU - Rodríguez-Canché, Leticia G PY - 2005/12/01 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Biomass production and nutritional value of <i>Artemia</i> sp. (Anostraca: Artemiidae) in Campeche, México JF - Revista de Biología Tropical JA - Rev. Biol. Trop. VL - 53 IS - 3-4 SE - TERRESTRIAL INVERTEBRATES DO - 10.15517/rbt.v53i3-4.14613 UR - https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/14613 SP - 447–454 AB - <span>Biomass of the crustacean<em> Artemia</em> sp. has multiple uses. The biochemical composition and biomass production of <em>Artemia</em> grown from cysts produced by a native population from Real de Salinas were evaluated under laboratory conditions. Nauplii (instar I) were stocked at density of 10 nauplii/ml in 1.5 l tanks, fed with rice bran from day 2 to day 6, and with the microalgae <em>Tetraselmis</em> suecica from day 7 to day 15. At the end of the trial (day 15) the average length was 5.34 mm, biomass production was 15.72 g/l (wet weight), and survival was 79%. The proximal analysis and biochemical composition of<em> Artemia</em> biomass indicated that its nutrient percentages are closely similar to <em>Artemia</em> from other regions, making this species a suitable food for cultured fish and crustacean.</span> ER -