A laboratory study of the feeding of Mesostoma lingua (Schmidt) (Turbellaria: Neorhabdocoela) on Daphnia magna Straus at four different temperatures

Abstract Predation rate with relation to species, sex and water temperature was tested among four different gammaridean species: Dikerogammarus villosus, Gammarus roeselii, Gammarus pulex and Gammarus fossarum. Tests were performed in microcosms in climate-controlled rooms at five different temperatures. Daphnia magna, a common water flea, served as prey. On average D. villosus showed the highest consumption rate of Daphnia magna over the entire temperature range, followed in decreasing order by G. p u le x , G. roeselii and G. fossarum. The predation rate of all species showed a distinct peak at 20°C. Correction of predation rates for body size gave somewhat different results. D. villosus is then still the most predatory of all gammaridean species tested followed by G. pulex, G. fossarum and G. roeselii. The outcome of the Daphnia tests is consistent with results of other studies with different prey. This supports that the Daphnia test is a good and quick indicator of the predatory abilities in gammaridean species at varying temperatures, and allows the prediction of how changing temperature regimes influence invasion impacts.

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A swimming activity assay shows that the thermal tolerance of Daphnia magna is influenced by temperature acclimation

Canadian Journal of Zoology ◽

10.1139/z04-141 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 82 (10) ◽

pp. 1605-1613 ◽

Cited By ~ 25

Author(s):

Bettina Zeis ◽

Jana Maurer ◽

Olaf Pinkhaus ◽

Eva Bongartz ◽

Rüdiger J Paul

Keyword(s):

Daphnia Magna ◽

Thermal Tolerance ◽

Time Course ◽

Natural Habitat ◽

Temperature Acclimation ◽

Swimming Activity ◽

Acclimation Temperature ◽

Temperature Dependent ◽

Test Parameter ◽

Different Temperatures

Daphnia magna Straus, 1820 is a widespread zooplanktic organism enduring considerable changes in oxygen concentration and temperature within its natural habitat. The thermal tolerance window of D. magna was analyzed using the animals' swimming activity as a test parameter in a photometrical assay. Acclimation to different temperatures (10, 20, 30 °C) resulted in a shift of the thermal optimum corresponding to acclimation conditions. Acclimation to warm temperatures also increased the upper thermal tolerance limit in acute thermal tolerance tests. However, the magnitude of the resulting shift in the acute thermal tolerance (LT50) was much smaller. An increase in acclimation temperature by 10 °C changed the thermal optimum by approximately this value, whereas the LT50 was enhanced only by 1–2 °C. The time course of the acclimation process was followed by surveying temperature-dependent swimming activity upon the transfer of animals raised in a medium at 20 °C to a medium at 30 °C. Maximum swimming intensity at 20 °C was lost within 3 days. The swimming behavior resembled that of animals acclimated to 30 °C after 2 weeks, indicating that acclimation to the elevated temperature was achieved.

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A COMPARISON OF THE EFFECT OF FOUR BENCHMARK CHEMICALS ON DAPHNIA MAGNA AND CERIODAPHNIA DUBIA-AFFINIS TESTED AT TWO DIFFERENT TEMPERATURES

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry ◽

10.1897/1552-8618(1985)4[415:acoteo]2.0.co;2 ◽

1985 ◽

Vol 4 (3) ◽

pp. 415 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

U.M. Cowgill ◽

I.T. Takahashi ◽

S.L. Applegath

Keyword(s):

Daphnia Magna ◽

Ceriodaphnia Dubia ◽

Different Temperatures

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Observations oh Nucleation and Growth of Voids in Nickel

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100069065 ◽

1970 ◽

Vol 28 ◽

pp. 414-415

Author(s):

J. L. Brimhall ◽

H. E. Kissinger ◽

B. Mastel

Keyword(s):

High Purity ◽

Growth Stage ◽

Elevated Temperatures ◽

Early Growth ◽

Nucleation And Growth ◽

Pure Nickel ◽

Different Temperatures ◽

Total Fluence ◽

Neutron Exposure ◽

Growth Of Voids

Some information on the size and density of voids that develop in several high purity metals and alloys during irradiation with neutrons at elevated temperatures has been reported as a function of irradiation parameters. An area of particular interest is the nucleation and early growth stage of voids. It is the purpose of this paper to describe the microstructure in high purity nickel after irradiation to a very low but constant neutron exposure at three different temperatures.Annealed specimens of 99-997% pure nickel in the form of foils 75μ thick were irradiated in a capsule to a total fluence of 2.2 × 1019 n/cm2 (E > 1.0 MeV). The capsule consisted of three temperature zones maintained by heaters and monitored by thermocouples at 350, 400, and 450°C, respectively. The temperature was automatically dropped to 60°C while the reactor was down.

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Membrane-bound vesicles associated with the microvilli in the midgut of the freshwater microcrustacean, Daphnia magna

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100076135 ◽

1983 ◽

Vol 41 ◽

pp. 480-481

Author(s):

Patricia L. Jansma

Keyword(s):

Daphnia Magna ◽

Intestinal Epithelial Cells ◽

Uranyl Acetate ◽

Intestinal Epithelial ◽

Chlamydomonas Reinhardii ◽

Thin Sections ◽

Saturated Water ◽

Cacodylate Buffer ◽

Membrane Bound ◽

Ethanol Series

The presence of the membrane bound vesicles or blebs on the intestinal epithelial cells has been demonstrated in a variety of vertebrates such as chicks, piglets, hamsters, and humans. The only invertebrates shown to have these microvillar blebs are two species of f1ies. While investigating the digestive processes of the freshwater microcrustacean, Daphnia magna, the presence of these microvillar blebs was noticed.Daphnia magna fed in a suspension of axenically grown green alga, Chlamydomonas reinhardii for one hour were narcotized with CO2 saturated water. The intestinal tracts were excised in 2% glutaraldehyde in 0.2 M cacodyl ate buffer and then placed in fresh 2% glutaraldehyde for one hour. After rinsing in 0.1 M cacodylate buffer, the sample was postfixed in 2% OsO4, dehydrated with a graded ethanol series, infiltrated and embedded with Epon-Araldite. Thin sections were stained with uranyl acetate and Reynolds lead citrate before viewing with the Philips EM 200.

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