Zooplankton Production


The Aquatron operates a zooplankton production laboratory which can produce large numbers of the following species.

Zooplankton currently produced at the Aquatron Laborator:

Common Name

Scientific Name

Description

Rotifers

Branchionus sp.

Salt water

Artemia (Brine shrimp)

Artemia sp.

Salt water (cysts)

Copepods

Tigriopus californicus

Salt water

Moina

Moina sp.

Fresh water

Daphnia

Daphnia sp.

Fresh water