Table 4 For each diet (Shellfish, Compound and Milk&Spirulina, whose composition is reported in Table 3), two replicate tanks were set, each containing 5 Petri dishes with Ciona robusta. Thus, ten replicates were managed for each treatment at low or high concentration of feeds, according to the doses reported in Table 2. Feed names are referred to the compositions indicated in Table 3.

From: Coupling feeding activity, growth rates and molecular data shows dietetic needs of Ciona robusta (Ascidiacea, Phlebobranchia) in automatic culture plants

Tank nr

Nr replicate Petri

Dose

Feed

1

5

High

Shellfish

2

5

High

Shellfish

3

5

High

Compound

4

5

High

Compound

5

5

High

M&S

6

5

High

M&S

7

5

Low

Shellfish

8

5

Low

Shellfish

9

5

Low

Compound

10

5

Low

Compound

11

5

Low

M&S

12

5

Low

M&S