Hydrobiologia

, Volume 61, Issue 3, pp 273–276 | Cite as

A note on the nutrition of Stylaria lacustris (Oligochaeta: Naididae)

  • B. Streit
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Abstract

Stylaria lacustris (L.) was offered 14C-labelled algae. The ingestion rate of diatoms was 0.79 μg carbon/hour at 19°C. Diatoms (Nitzschia actinastroides) were well assimilated, green algae (Scenedesmus acuminatus) were practically not assimilated. The less assimilable algae are ingested at higher rates, indicating a regulation mechanism. Biomass doubling time was estimated to be about 3.6 days at 19°C.

Keywords

Stylaria lacustris ingestion production 
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© Dr. W. Junk b.v. Publishers 1978

Authors and Affiliations

  • B. Streit
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  1. 1.Zoological InstituteBaselSwitzerland

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