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Uptake of dissolved free amino acids by larvae of the crown-of-thorns starfish, Acanthaster planci, from the Great Barrier Reef

Early brachiolaria larvae (6 days old) were reared at the Australian Institute of Marine Science for use in dissolved organic matter uptake experiments. Three dissolved free amino acids (substrates) were chosen for the experiments: alanine (neutral); glutamic acid (acidic); and arginine (basic). Between 120 and 240 larvae were placed in individual scintillation vials containing filtered seawater and maintained at 29.5°C. Experiments were run using filtered seawater with only one substrate. Different amounts of substrates were added to vials with or with larvae, as well as vials with formalin killed larvae. Triplicate 500 µl samples were withdrawn from each vial initially and then after incubation for 20, 40 and 60 minutes. Samples were passed through a 100 µm mesh screen to remove larvae and frozen in a micro-centrifuge tube for later DFAA analysis using the pre-column derivatization method with HPLC.

This research was undertaken to investigate the ability of early brachiolaria larvae of the crown-of-thorns starfish, Acanthaster planci, to take up dissolved organic matter (DOM) in the form of dissolved free amino acids (DFAA).

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Okaji, Ken, Dr (Principal Investigator)
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Selective uptake of dissolved free amino acids by the larvae of the crown-of-thorns starfish, Acanthaster planci (L.): Okaji K, Ayukai T and Lucas JS (1997) Selective uptake of dissolved free amino acids by the larvae of the crown-of-thorns starfish, Acanthaster planci (L.). 1: 613-616. In: Proceedings of the 8th International Coral Reef Symposium, Panama, 24-29 June 1996. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute.

Selective uptake of dissolved free amino acids by the larvae of the crown-of-thorns starfish, Acanthaster planci (L.): Okaji K, Ayukai T and Lucas JS (1997) Selective uptake of dissolved free amino acids by the larvae of the crown-of-thorns starfish, Acanthaster planci (L.). 1: 613-616. In: Proceedings of the 8th International Coral Reef Symposium, Panama, 24-29 June 1996. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute.

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Statement: The techniques used for the rearing of larval crown-of-thorns starfish are described in: Ayukai T, Keesing J, Cartwright C, Halford A, Hall K, Hocking D and Okaji K (1996) Practical handbook for large scale rearing of larvae and juveniles of the crown-of-thorns starfish. Australian Institute of Marine Science, Townsville, 25p.The methods used for DFAA analysis are described in:Mopper K and Lindroth P (1982) Diel and depth variations in dissolved free amino acids and ammonium in the Baltic Sea determined by shipboard HPLC analysis. Limnol Oceanogr 27: 366-347.Ayukai T, Okaji K and Lucas JS (1997) Food limitation in the growth and development of crown-of-thorns starfish larvae in the Great Barrier Reef. 1: 621-626. In: Proceedings of the 8th International Coral Reef Symposium, Panama.
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