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The Barnacle Balanus improvisus as a Marine Model – Culturing and Gene Expression
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Chapitres
- 00:04Titre
- 01:11Collection of Adult Barnacles in the Field to Start a New Broodstock
- 01:54Starting New Generations of Adults from Cultured Cyprids and Culture of Artemia salina Nauplii as Feed for Adult Barnacles
- 03:09Collection and Rearing of Barnacle Larvae and Culture of Microalgae as Feed for Barnacle Nauplius Larvae
- 05:03Dissection of Barnacles
- 05:50Résultats
- 07:05Conclusion
The barnacle Balanus (Amphibalanus) improvisus is a model for studying osmoregulation and antifouling. However, natural seasonal spawning yields an unpredictable supply of cyprid larvae. Here, a protocol for the all-year-round culturing of B. improvisus is described, including the production of larvae. The use of cultured barnacles in gene expression studies is illustrated.
Tags
Barnacle Balanus ImprovisusMarine Model OrganismCulturingGene ExpressionLarval EcologyBiofoulingEvolutionary BiologyReceptor-ligand InteractionsAntifouling TechnologiesOsmoregulationRobust ReproductionShort Generation TimeSeawater SupplyFeed ProductionPanel DeploymentJuvenile GrowthSkeletonema MarinoiArtemia Nauplii
