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First report on the triggering effect of light on the hatching mechanism of Artemia salina dry cysts
Sorgeloos, P. (1973). First report on the triggering effect of light on the hatching mechanism of Artemia salina dry cysts. Mar. Biol. (Berl.) 22(1): 75-76
In: Marine Biology: International Journal on Life in Oceans and Coastal Waters. Springer: Heidelberg; Berlin. ISSN 0025-3162; e-ISSN 1432-1793, more
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Keywords
    Cysts
    Environmental effects > Light effects
    Hatching
    Artemia salina (Linnaeus, 1758) [WoRMS]
    Marine/Coastal; Brackish water
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Abstract
    In the literature, hatching of Artemia salina L. dry cysts has always been related exclusively to the hydration state of the cysts. Hatching experiments with cysts from different places revealed that light in some way triggers the hatching mechanism.
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