| Different <i>Artemia</i> cyst samples harvested from the San Francisco and the San Pablo Bay regions (California, USA), and suspect because of their poor nutritional performance in fish and crustacean farming, have been analyzed for their chlorinated hydrocarbon and fatty acid content. These results have been correlated with survival, growth, and biomass production of larvae of the marine crustacean <i>Mysidopsis bahia</i> Molenock fed those different <i>Artemia</i> in a standard culture test. Differences in chlorinated hydrocarbon content do not correlate with differences in mysid culture performance. Fatty acid profiles reveal three groups of <i>Artemia</i> batches with high, intermediate, and low levels of... |
