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In Vitro Consumption of Caulerpa Taxifolia (Chlorophyta) By Accustomed and Non-Accustomed Paracentrotus Lividus (Echinoid): Seasonal Variations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

Anne Ganteaume ,
Julie Gobert ,
Pascale Malestroit ,
Valérie Ménager ,
Patrice Francour  and
Charles-François Boudouresque
Anne Ganteaume
Affiliation:
Laboratoire de Biologie Marine et d'Ecologie du Benthos, EP CNRS no. 75, Faculté des Sciences de Luminy, F-13288 Marseille cédex 9, France
Julie Gobert
Affiliation:
Laboratoire de Biologie Marine et d'Ecologie du Benthos, EP CNRS no. 75, Faculté des Sciences de Luminy, F-13288 Marseille cédex 9, France
Pascale Malestroit
Affiliation:
Laboratoire de Biologie Marine et d'Ecologie du Benthos, EP CNRS no. 75, Faculté des Sciences de Luminy, F-13288 Marseille cédex 9, France
Valérie Ménager
Affiliation:
Laboratoire de Biologie Marine et d'Ecologie du Benthos, EP CNRS no. 75, Faculté des Sciences de Luminy, F-13288 Marseille cédex 9, France
Patrice Francour
Affiliation:
Laboratoire de Biologie Marine et d'Ecologie du Benthos, EP CNRS no. 75, Faculté des Sciences de Luminy, F-13288 Marseille cédex 9, France
Charles-François Boudouresque
Affiliation:
Laboratoire de Biologie Marine et d'Ecologie du Benthos, EP CNRS no. 75, Faculté des Sciences de Luminy, F-13288 Marseille cédex 9, France
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In vitro short time experiments (a few weeks) show that daily ingestion by Pamcentrotus lividus (Echinodermata: Echinoidea) is weak (0–81 mg DW d-1 ind-1) for Caulerpa taxifolia (Chlorophyta), compared to the data recorded with an almost totally avoided brown alga, Cystoseira compressa (24–137 mg DW d-1 ind-1) and with a preferred brown alga, Halopteris scoparia (79–397 mg DW d-1 ind-1). There is no significant difference between spring (when the toxic metabolite content is at its minimum) and summer-autumn (when it is at its maximum). In contrast, the absorption rate of the sea urchin fed on Caulerpa taxifolia is significantly weaker in spring than in summer-autumn. Overall, the daily absorbed weight is negative in spring with C. taxifolia (compared with 18 mg DW d-1 ind-1 with Cystoseira compressa and 25 mg DW d-1 ind-1 with H. scoparia). It has also been demonstrated that P. lividus becomes accustomed to Caulerpa taxifolia, at least for short time experiments: the echinoid consumes greater quantities of this alga especially if it is fresh when it has already consumed it previously.

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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 78 , Issue 1 , February 1998 , pp. 239 - 248
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1998

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