Effects of microalgal diet on growth, survival and fatty acid composition of larvae rock oyster Striostrea prismatica (Gray, 1825)

Abstract

The rock oyster Striostrea prismatica (Gray, 1825) is a mollusc of great socioeconomic importance for the inhabitants of the Eastern Pacific coastline from Baja California in Mexico to Máncora in Peru (Coan & Valentich-Scott, 2012). Despite its cultural importance and consumption, research efforts to foster its production in captivity are scarce. However, it was possible to find a few works in Mexico