| Crassostrea gigas Iarvae were collected in the bay of Arcachon in July 1985, 1986 and 1987. Larval samples were collected daily at high tide, during at least the first 12 days of pelagie lire and every hour during 1 day and night cycle, 6 days after spawming. Epifluoreseence microscopy was used for detecting ingestion and digestion of nanoplankton and thin sections were made to try to determine the algal species ingested. The first algal uptake occurred 48 hours after fertilization and different stages or digestion were noted from the 3rd day. No relationship between ingestion or digestion and the age of the viligers was observed. There was no difference in the feeding activity du ring day and night. Because the nutrition index was high (70%) the feeding... |
