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Autotrophic microalgae are in general used as prey for copepods in laboratory experiments and in aquaculture mass culturing. The authors of this scientific article tested the suitability of using the osmotrophic thecate dinoflagellate Crypthecodinium cohnii as an alternative prey for the live prey organism for fish larvae, the planktonic calanoid copepod Acartia tonsa. [Source: Aquaculture International]
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