Some practical aspects of fertilizing the eggs of the mussel Mytilus edulis L

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Fertilization of the eggs of Mytilus edulis can be delayed for 6 to 11 hours after release over the temperature range of 8° to 16°C. The last sperms loose their motility many hours later. An attempt is made to determine the optimum egg and sperm concentration for the fertilization of these eggs by describing the developmental success as a function of egg and sperm concentration. This experiment reveals that successful fertilization occurs over a wide range of sperm concentrations. The optimum sperm concentration is of the order of 104 sperms per ml or 1000 sperms per egg. An egg concentration of more than about 20 eggs per ml (corresponding here to 20 eggs per cm2) has an adverse effect on the success of development.

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