Table 2.
Quality evaluation results for Artemia franciscana cyst from three major saltworks in the Colombian Caribbean (H%: hatching percentage, HE: hatching efficiency, HR: hatching rate, Ts: hatching synchrony).
| Location | Number of cysts/g* | H% (nauplii from 100 full cysts) | HE (nauplii/g of cyst) | HR (hrs) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T 0 | T 10 | T 90 | T s | ||||
| Manaure | 267,970.3 ± 5,639a | 51.4 ± 0.6a | 155,555.6 ± 6.3a | 12 | 13 | 23.0 | 10.0 |
| Galerazamba | 208,260.4 ± 7,485b | 53.1 ± 8.3a | 125,888.9 ± 10.9b | 12 | 13 | 26.0 | 13.0 |
| Salina Cero | 230,680.3 ± 4,474c | 46.7 ± 2.1b | 98,666.7 ± 2.2c | 12 | 13 | 23.0 | 10.0 |
| SFB (ARC1258) | 283,556.1 ± 3,967d | 67.4 ± 14.9c | 127,222.2 ± 22.8d | 15 | 16 | 25.5 | 9.5 |
* Mean values.
Superscripts (a, b, c, d) per column denote significant differences among strains (P < 0.05).