Robert Fenaux

Rhythm of secretion of Oikopleurid's houses

Bulletin of Marine Science, Volume 37, Number 2, September 1985, pp. 498-503(6)

An individual unable to expand its houses and feed was shown to have secreted 7 house rudiments stacked on each other before dying. Number of houses secreted by hour in a 12 h period: 0.17 ± 0.04 at 14°C; 0.23 ± 0.04 at 16°C; 0.30 ± 0.04 at 18°C; 0.36 ± 0.06 at 20°C and 0.44 ± 0.04 at 22°C. Increase of food supply increases house production. Individuals in artificial seawater still produce and discard houses before dying of starvation.

https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/umrsmas/bullmar/1985/00000037/00000002/art00012

No PMID, no DOI found. WOS ID: A1985AYN8600012