Development and egg production of pararobertsonia sp., a tropical harpacticoid copepod under environmental stress

Abstract

Recently, harpacticoid copepod has been widely explored as a good candidate for live food in mariculture industry. However, study on tropical harpacticoid copepod is still scarce. Thus, this project provides the initial information on the reproductive biology of harpacticoid copepod, Pararobertsonia sp. in laboratory condition, effects of environmental stress (temperature, salinity and pH) on the development and development of encystment in response towards environmental stress.