Riki Sato, Yuji Tanaka, Takashi Ishimaru

Journal of Plankton Research, Volume 23, Issue 4, April 2001, Pages 415–423, doi:10.1093/plankt/23.4.415

House Production by Oikopleura dioica (Tunicata, Appendicularia) Under Laboratory Conditions

Generation time of Tôkyô bay's O. dioica: 6 days at 15°C, 4 days at 20°C and 3 days at 25°C. Fed with I. galbana and Tetraselmis sp. Individuals produced ~50 houses in their life. Higher temperature increases house production (from ~0.5 / h at 15°C to ~ 0.8 / h at 25 °C. Artificial clogging with the diatom Ditylum increased house renewal..