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Balbi T, Bozzo M, Auguste M, Montagna M, Miglioli A, Drouet K, Vezzulli L, Canesi L. Impact of ocean warming on early development of the Mediterranean mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis: Effects on larval susceptibility to potential vibrio pathogens. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2024; 154:109937. [PMID: 39357629 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2024.109937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2024] [Revised: 09/25/2024] [Accepted: 09/30/2024] [Indexed: 10/04/2024]
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In a global change scenario, ocean warming and pathogen infection can occur simultaneously in coastal areas, threatening marine species. Data are shown on the impact of temperature on early larvae of the Mediterranean mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis. Increasing temperatures (18-20-22 °C) altered larval phenotypes at 48 hpf and affected gene expression from eggs to 24 and 48 hpf, with shell biogenesis related genes among the most affected. The effects of temperature on larval susceptibility to infection were evaluated using Vibrio coralliilyticus, a coral pathogen increasingly associated with bivalve mortalities, whose ecology is affected by global warming. Malformations and mortalities at 48 hpf were observed at higher temperature and vibrio concentrations, with interactive effects. In non-lethal conditions, interactions on gene expression at 24 and 48 hpf were also detected. Although temperature is the main environmental driver affecting M. galloprovincialis early larvae, warming may increase the susceptibility to vibrio infection, with consequences on mussel populations.
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- Teresa Balbi
- Department of Earth, Environmental and Life Sciences-DISTAV, University of Genova, Italy; National Biodiversity Future Center, 90133, Palermo, Italy.
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- Department of Earth, Environmental and Life Sciences-DISTAV, University of Genova, Italy
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- Department of Earth, Environmental and Life Sciences-DISTAV, University of Genova, Italy; National Biodiversity Future Center, 90133, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Earth, Environmental and Life Sciences-DISTAV, University of Genova, Italy
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- Sorbonne Université/CNRS, Institut de la Mer, UMR7009 Laboratoire de Biologie du Développement, 06230, Chemin du Lazaret, 06230, Villefranche-sur-Mer, France
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- Université de Toulon, Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, IRD, MIO, Toulon, France
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- Department of Earth, Environmental and Life Sciences-DISTAV, University of Genova, Italy; National Biodiversity Future Center, 90133, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Earth, Environmental and Life Sciences-DISTAV, University of Genova, Italy; National Biodiversity Future Center, 90133, Palermo, Italy
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Liu Y, Bao L, Catalano SR, Zhu X, Li X. The Effects of Larval Cryopreservation on the Epigenetics of the Pacific Oyster Crassostrea gigas. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:17262. [PMID: 38139089 PMCID: PMC10743806 DOI: 10.3390/ijms242417262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2023] [Revised: 11/30/2023] [Accepted: 12/08/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023] Open
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High mortalities and highly variable results during the subsequent development of post-thaw larvae have been widely considered as key issues restricting the application of cryopreservation techniques to support genetic improvement programs and hatchery production in farmed marine bivalve species. To date, few studies have been undertaken to investigate the effects of cryodamage at the molecular level in bivalves. This study is the first to evaluate the effect of larval cryopreservation on the epigenetics of the resultant progenies of the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas. The results show that the level of DNA methylation was significantly (p < 0.05) higher and lower than that of the control when the trochophore larvae were revived and when they developed to D-stage larvae (day 1 post-fertilization), respectively, but the level returned to the control level from day 8 post-fertilization onwards. The expression of the epigenetic regulator genes DNMT3b, MeCP2, JmjCA, KDM2 and OSA changed significantly (p < 0.05) when the trochophore larvae were thawed, and then they reverted to the control levels at the D- and later larval developmental stages. However, the expression of other epigenetic regulator genes, namely, MBD2, DNMT1, CXXC1 and JmjD6, did not change at any post-thaw larval developmental stage. For the newly thawed trochophore larvae, the amount of methylated H3K4Me1 and H3K27Me1 significantly changed, and the expression of all Jumonji orthologs, except that of Jumonji5, significantly (p < 0.05) decreased. These epigenetic results agree with the data collected on larval performances (e.g., survival rate), suggesting that the effect period of the published cryopreservation technique on post-thaw larvae is short in C. gigas.
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- Yibing Liu
- Fisheries College, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China;
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- Institute of Evolution & Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China;
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- Aquatic Sciences Centre, South Australian Research and Development Institute, Adelaide 5024, Australia;
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- College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, Adelaide 5042, Australia;
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- Aquatic Sciences Centre, South Australian Research and Development Institute, Adelaide 5024, Australia;
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Heres P, Troncoso J, Paredes E. Exploring the feasibility of cryopreserving larvae of the common cockle (Cerastoderma edule) for hatchery production. Cryobiology 2023; 113:104582. [PMID: 37657505 DOI: 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2023.104582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2023] [Revised: 08/17/2023] [Accepted: 08/29/2023] [Indexed: 09/03/2023]
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The decline of natural populations of the common cockle (Cerastoderma edule) through the European coast is posing a threat to local small-scale fisheries. These declines are primarily attributed to the prevalence of several pathogens and the disseminated neoplasia in cockle populations. The institution of a biobank of cryopreserved larvae could enhance hatchery production and help the restocking. The present work aimed at the development of a cryopreservation protocol for larvae of the common cockle using the mollusk cryopreservation protocols designed in our laboratory. Toxicity bioassays and short-term cryopreservation experiments were performed for protocol optimization according with cellular tolerance. Once settled, the viability of cryopreserved larvae was studied long term. Toxicity tests evidenced high tolerance of larvae against detrimental effects of Cryoprotecting Agents (CPAs). Cryopreservation of 48 h-old D-larva showed a 100% survival when increasing the equilibrium time from 15 to 60 min and using Propylene-Glycol (PG) + 0.4 M Trehalose (TRE) in Filtered Sea Water (FSW) and 60 min of exposure to CPA solution before slow-cooling. However, when cryopreserving the older larvae, the variation in equilibrium times hardly showed any effect but 10% Ethylene-Glycol (EG) + 0.4 M TRE and 60 min of exposure yielded the best relative survivorship (100%). Cryopreservation caused a significant delay on the growth rate of the latest larval stage. However, cryopreserved larvae survived to day 4-6, while 30 ± 12.17% of control larvae developed into pediveliger stage, of which 50% settled and transformed into juvenile cockles. These results demonstrated the role of the cell-type specificity in cryopreservation and highlight the importance of studying potential long-term effects of this tool to ensure the viability of the protocols.
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- P Heres
- Centro de Investigación Mariña Universidad de Vigo, Departamento de Ecología y Biología Animal, ECOCOST Lab, Vigo, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Mariña Universidad de Vigo, Departamento de Ecología y Biología Animal, ECOCOST Lab, Vigo, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Mariña Universidad de Vigo, Departamento de Ecología y Biología Animal, ECOCOST Lab, Vigo, Spain.
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Li Z, Li Q, Xu C, Yu H. Histological, elemental, and ultrastructural analysis of melanin in mantle of Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas). Microsc Res Tech 2023; 86:283-293. [PMID: 36444959 DOI: 10.1002/jemt.24269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2022] [Revised: 10/20/2022] [Accepted: 11/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Colorful shell of bivalve is mainly because of the biological pigments, of which melanin plays an important role in shell color formation. More and more studies focus on the genes function involved in melanin synthesis, but relatively few studies address the biochemical character and ultrastructure of melanin in bivalve from microscopic perspective. Here, we investigated the histological structure of mantle of Crassostrea gigas with orange shell color. Distribution of melanin in mantle was verified with histochemical staining. In addition, immunofluorescence technique showed that strongly positive signal of CgTYR was specific to the mantle margin, which is consistence with the location of brown granules in H&E staining. The further result of elementary composition of melanin displayed that metal Ca, Fe, and Zn were detected using scanning transmission electron microscope and energy dispersive spectroscopy mapping methods. Next, based on TEM observations, it was speculated that the series of cellular events leading to the formation and release of melanin. Melanocyte in the primary stage showed many mitochondria and rough endoplasmic reticulum as well as an extensive Golgi complex with numerous vesicles intermingled with melanosome. Subsequently, melanosome was expended and their hue gradually intensified, and Golgi complex and mitochondria were still observed in the cytoplasm. Finally, after melanosome was discharged into intercellular spaces, the disintegration of membranes in some cells, and severe cellular vacuolization. These data enrich the understanding of ultrastructural characteristic and formation of melanin in mantle of bivalve and pave the way for further investigating shell coloration at the cellular level.
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- Zhuanzhuan Li
- Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China.,Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, China
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- Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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Long-term study on survival and development of successive generations of Mytilus galloprovincialis cryopreserved larvae. Sci Rep 2022; 12:13632. [PMID: 35948747 PMCID: PMC9365205 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-17935-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2021] [Accepted: 08/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Shellfish aquaculture needs the development of new tools for the improvement of good practices avoiding the reliance on natural spat collection to increase production efficiently. The aim of this work was to improve the cryopreservation protocol for Mytilus galloprovincialis larvae described in Paredes et al. (in: Wolkers, Oldenhof (eds) Cryopreservation and freeze-drying protocol, methods in molecular biology, Humana Press, 2021, pp 2180, 10.1007/978-1-0716-0783-1_18). Moreover, the capability of producing adult mussels from cryopreserved 72 h-old D-larvae and potential long-term effects of cryopreservation through progenies were evaluated. The selection of 72-h old D-larvae for cryopreservation yielded 75% of recovery, higher than 50% from trochophores. The best combination was 10% Ethylene–Glycol + 0.4 M Trehalose in Filtered Sea Water (FSW) with cooling at − 1 °C/min and a water bath at 35 °C for thawing. Sucrose (SUC) solutions did not improve larval recovery (p > 0.05). At settlement, 5.26% of cryopreserved F1 larvae survived and over 70% settled. F2 cryopreservation produced 0.15% survival of spat and settlement varied from 35 to 50%. The delay of shell size showed on cryopreserved larvae declined throughout larval rearing without significant differences with controls from settlement point (p > 0.05). Long-term experiments showed that it is possible to obtain adult mussels from cryopreserved larvae and this tool does not compromise the quality of following progenies, neither for cryopreservation nor post-thawing development of them.
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Li Z, Li Q, Xu C, Yu H. Molecular characterization of Pax7 and its role in melanin synthesis in Crassostrea gigas. Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol 2022; 260:110720. [PMID: 35176460 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2022.110720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2021] [Revised: 02/08/2022] [Accepted: 02/11/2022] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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The paired-box 7 (Pax7) is a transcription factor crucial for skin color polymorphism. However, the mechanism underlying the pigmentation associated with Pax7 in mollusks have yet to be elucidated. In this study, the cDNA sequence of Pax7 in the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas (CgPax7) was characterized. Phylogenetically, the identity of deduced amino acid sequence was similar to that of other mollusks and contained 463 amino acids, with conserved features of paired domain (PRD), homeobox domain (HD) and octapeptide. Gene expression analysis revealed that CgPax7 was markedly increased at D-shaped larvae stage and ubiquitously expressed in six examined tissues in adult oyster. The result of whole-mount in situ hybridization (WMISH) showed a restricted pattern of CgPax7 expression on margins of shell valves at D-shaped and umbo larvae stages. Additionally, although CgPax7 silencing had no significant effect on CgMitf expression, it significantly inhibited the expressions of CgPax7, CgTyr, CgTyrp1, CgTyrp2 and CgCdk2, genes involved in Tyr-mediated melanin synthesis. Furthermore, CgPax7 knockdown obviously decreased the tyrosinase activity. Less brown-granules at mantle edge was detected by micrographic examination and melanosomes defect was observed by transmission electron microscopy. It was demonstrated that CgPax7 play a key role in melanin synthesis by regulating Tyr-pathway in C. gigas. These findings indicated the potential framework by which mollusks pigmentation.
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- Zhuanzhuan Li
- Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China
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- Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China; Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266237, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China
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- Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China
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Assessment of larval quality of two bivalve species, Crassostrea angulata and Chamelea gallina, exposed and cryopreserved with different cryoprotectant solutions. Cryobiology 2022; 106:24-31. [PMID: 35523313 DOI: 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2022.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2021] [Revised: 03/21/2022] [Accepted: 04/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Marine bivalves are valuable resources, however, some shellfish populations are endangered due to factors such as anthropogenic pressure, pathologies or lack of reproduction synchrony. Portuguese oyster (Crassostrea angulata) and striped venus clam (Chamelea gallina) have high socio-economic value and their endangered natural populations require rehabilitation. Cryopreservation is a valuable method for the preservation and management of genetic resources for aquaculture and restocking. Larvae cryopreservation is particularly valuable since diploid organisms are obtained upon thawing. The objective of this work was the establishment of C. angulata and C. gallina D-larvae cryopreservation through the selection of permeant cryoprotectant in the freezing solution, namely ethylene glycol (EG) and dimethyl sulfoxide (Me2SO). Cryoprotectants exposure showed that, in C. angulata, Me2SO promoted significantly higher incidence of abnormalities and enhanced glutathione reductase activity when compared to control (larvae without cryoprotectant exposure) or even to EG treatment. However, for both species, EG significantly reduced D-larvae average path velocity (VAP). In C. angulata post-thaw D-larvae, EG treatment promoted significantly lower motility and velocity when compared to control and Me2SO treatment. Superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity showed a reduction in C. angulata post-thaw D-larvae when compared to control, which was compensated by the enhancement of glutathione peroxidase (GPX) activity. In C. gallina post-thaw D-larvae, only motility, velocity and SOD activity were significantly lower than control. Therefore, the best treatment to cryopreserve C. angulata D-larvae was EG while for C. gallina Me2SO produced better results. This work established for the first time D-larvae cryopreservation protocols for C. angulata and C. gallina.
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Heres P, Troncoso J, Paredes E. Larval cryopreservation as new management tool for threatened clam fisheries. Sci Rep 2021; 11:15428. [PMID: 34326357 PMCID: PMC8322048 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-94197-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2021] [Accepted: 07/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Cryopreservation is the only reliable method for long-term storage of biological material that guarantees genetic stability. This technique can be extremely useful for the conservation of endangered species and restock natural populations for declining species. Many factors have negatively affected the populations of high economical value shellfish in Spain and, as a result, many are declining or threatened nowadays. This study was focused on early-life stages of Venerupis corrugata, Ruditapes decussatus and Ruditapes philippinarum to develop successful protocols to enhance the conservation effort and sustainable shellfishery resources. Firstly, common cryoprotecting agents (CPAs) were tested to select the suitable permeable CPA attending to toxicity. Cryopreservation success using different combinations of CPA solutions, increasing equilibrium times and larval stages was evaluated attending to survival and shell growth at 2 days post-thawing. Older clam development stages were more tolerant to CPA toxicity, being ethylene-glycol (EG) and Propylene-glycol (PG) the least toxic CPAs. CPA solution containing EG yielded the highest post-thawing survival rate and the increase of equilibration time was not beneficial for clam larvae. Cryopreservation of trochophores yielded around 50% survivorship, whereas over 80% of cryopreserved D-larvae were able to recover after thawing.
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- P Heres
- Centro de Investigación Mariña, Departamento de Ecoloxía e Bioloxía Animal, Laboratorio de Ecoloxía Costeira (ECOCOST), Universidade de Vigo, Vigo, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Mariña, Departamento de Ecoloxía e Bioloxía Animal, Laboratorio de Ecoloxía Costeira (ECOCOST), Universidade de Vigo, Vigo, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Mariña, Departamento de Ecoloxía e Bioloxía Animal, Laboratorio de Ecoloxía Costeira (ECOCOST), Universidade de Vigo, Vigo, Spain.
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Development of a method to cryopreserve Greenshell mussel™ (Perna canaliculus) veliger larvae. Cryobiology 2020; 96:37-44. [PMID: 32860781 DOI: 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2020.08.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2020] [Accepted: 08/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Cryopreservation of larvae of Greenshell™ mussel Perna canaliculus, the most cultivated species in New Zealand, can provide flexibility for selective breeding programmes and enhance its global production. In this study, we set out to develop a reliable protocol for freezing D-stage larvae of Greenshell™ mussels that ensured long-term survival for successful rearing of thawed larvae in the hatchery. The effects of different combinations of cryoprotecting agents (CPA), varying CPA equilibration times, larval concentrations per straw as well as different larval development stages (48 h vs 72 h old) were evaluated by assessing the behavioural response (swimming activity, algal consumption), shell size and survival of larvae, up to 4 days post-thawing. The protocol yielding the best larval performances was a combination of the following CPA (final concentrations): 14% ethylene-glycol (EG) + 0.6 M trehalose (TRE) + 1% polyvinyl-pyrrolidone (PVP), prepared with Milli-Q water. Stocking densities ranging from 50,000 to 150,000 larvae per straw (0.25 mL) and a 20 min equilibration time gave the best results, while no significant differences in fitness were found between larvae cryopreserved at 48 h nor 72 h-old. Using the improved cryopreservation protocol, over 50% of previously cryopreserved D-larvae were able to survive after 4 days of rearing, compared with 65% in the unfrozen control. More importantly, about one third of thawed larvae were able to swim and feed, and to potentially develop further. These findings contribute to enhance the selective breeding programmes for this species.
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