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A large-scale breeding experiment and observations on development of Cyanea nozakii (Scyphozoa, Cyaneidae) from fertilized eggs to larval medusae

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The Scyphozon Cyanea nozakii is a common jellyfish species that blooms in Chinese seas. However, little is known of the field ecology of this species for the lack of polyps. Here, we studied a breeding technology of C. nozakii that included artificial acclimation of wild jellyfish, stimulation of spawning, as well as polyp and medusa rearing. Female and male medusae were observed to have dark brown ovaries and milky white testes, respectively. Massive spawning was stimulated by continuous light (1,000–1,500 lux) about 4 h a day. Planulae of C. nozakii were used as initial feed for rearing four-tentacle polyps. This food was replaced by Artemia nauplii when polyps developed to intermediate and fully developed stages. Ephyrae and 50 mm medusae were also obtained under laboratory conditions, though the survival rates of both stages were only about 20%. In this paper, we described a process of large-scale breeding of C. nozakii polyps, and finally making about 600 pieces of 30 × 40 cm2 corrugated plates adhered with four polyps per cm2.

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This work was supported by the Major State Basic Research Development Program of China (No. 2011CB403605), the Key Science and Technology Program of Qingdao (11-3-1-6-hy), the Special Funds for the Basic R & D Program in the Central Non-profit Research Institutes (No. 20603022011008).

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    Chun-sheng Liu, Zhi-meng Zhuang, Si-qing Chen, Jing-ping Yan, Chang-lin Liu & Jian-ming Sun

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Liu, Cs., Zhuang, Zm., Chen, Sq. et al. A large-scale breeding experiment and observations on development of Cyanea nozakii (Scyphozoa, Cyaneidae) from fertilized eggs to larval medusae. Hydrobiologia 754, 113–123 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-014-1883-8

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