Biochemical Composition of Three Species of Fairy Shrimp (Branchiopoda: Anostraca) from Thailand

Mass culture of fairy shrimpBranchinecta orientalis(G. O. Sars 1901) (Crustacea: Anostraca) using effluent of rainbow troutOncorhynchus mykiss(Walbaum 1792) ponds

“…The range of lipid contents found in our study in B. orientalis (9.4–10.0%) is similar to the levels found in three Thai fairy shrimps species, S. siamensis , Branchinecta thailandesis (Sanoamuang, Saengphan and Murugan 2002) and S. sirindhornae when fed Chlorella sp. for 2 weeks (6.1%, 7.6%, and 9.3%, respectively) (Dararat et al., ), and in brine shrimp Artemia sp. (10.7%–11.6%) when different combinations of food supplementations were tested (green water supplemented with pig manure and soya bean meal or rice bran) for 3 weeks (Anh et al., ).…”

“…Protein levels obtained in our study (range 49.7–52.0%) were similar to the protein levels (50.2%) of Streptocephalus siamensis (Sanoamuang & Saengphan 2006) when fed Chlorella sp. for 2 weeks (Dararat, Lomthaisong & Sanoamuang, ). In addition, our results are close to the protein level of Artemia sp.…”

Reproductive cycle and genitalia of the fairy shrimp Branchinella thailandensis (Branchiopoda: Anostraca)

“…Females of T. platyurus cultured at 23 ± 1°C completed a cycle in 25.7 hours (N = 40) and females of a cold water species B. lindahli cultured at 23 ± 1°C completed a cycle in 23.6 hours (N = 40) (MaedaMartínez et al, 2003). Dararat et al (2011) observe that the number of eggs per brood increases with age in female B. thailandensis. In this study we recorded that the duration of a reproductive cycle and egg production in this species increased with age (Figs.…”

“…The latter had a larger mean standard length of 18 mm (MaedaMartínez et al, 2003). Dararat et al (2011) report that water temperatures between 24-26°C generate maturation time of B. thailandensis within 6.5 days. The maturation time in zygogenetic and parthenogenetic Artemia is longer, their pre-reproductive period ranges from 25 to 40 days when cultured at 26 ± 2°C (Browne, 1980).…”

Current knowledge of the South East Asian large branchiopod Crustacea (Anostraca, Notostraca, Laevicaudata, Spinicaudata, Cyclestherida)

“…This species is sporadically distributed across Central and NE Thailand (Sanoamuang et al, 2000a(Sanoamuang et al, , 2002, and contains a high concentration of carotenoids, particularly astaxanthin, compared to other crustaceans. It is therefore used for colour enhancement in ornamental fish cultures (Dararat et al, 2012).…”