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Document Type
Book Chapter
Department/Program
Biology
Department
Biology
Publication Date
2019
Book Title
Methods in Cell Biology
Publisher
Elsevier
First Page
125
Last Page
169
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.mcb.2018.11.004
Abstract
Echinoderms are favored study organisms not only in cell and developmental biology, but also physiology, larval biology, benthic ecology, population biology and paleontology, among other fields. However, many echinoderm embryology labs are not well-equipped to continue to rear the post-embryonic stages that result. This is unfortunate, as such labs are thus unable to address many intriguing biological phenomena, related to their own cell and developmental biology studies, that emerge during larval and juvenile stages. To facilitate broader studies of post-embryonic echinoderms, we provide here our collective experience rearing these organisms, with suggestions to try and pitfalls to avoid. Furthermore, we present information on rearing larvae from small laboratory to large aquaculture scales. Finally, we review taxon-specific approaches to larval rearing through metamorphosis in each of the four most commonly-studied echinoderm classes—asteroids, echinoids, holothuroids and ophiuroids.
ISBN
0091-679X
Publication Statement
This is a non-typeset post-print.
Recommended Citation
Hodin, J., Hayland, A., Mercier, A., Pernet, B., Cohen, D. L., Hamel, J., Allen, J. D., McAlister, J. S., Byrne, M., & George, S. B. (2019). Culturing Echinoderm Larvae Through Metamorphosis. Methods in Cell Biology (pp. 125-169). Elsevier. https://scholarworks.wm.edu/asbookchapters/98
