본 연구는 기수산 cyclopoid 요각류인 Paracyclopina nana의 먹이 종류와 농도에 따른 섭식률을 조사하였다. 먹이 공급 24 시간 후 먹이의 종류와 농도에 따른 P. nana의 장내용물 함량과 섭취된 먹이의 양을 색소분석 방법으로 조사하였다. T. suecica는 30 ng chl a/ml, I. galbana와 D. tertiolecta는 40 ng chl a/ml, P. tricornutum는 45 ng chl a/ml 농도로 공급하였을 때 섭취된 먹이의 양과 P. nana의 장내용물 함량이 가장 높았다. T. suecica, I. galbana, P. tricornutum, 그리고 D. tertiolecta에 대한 P. nana 성체 1 개체의 시간당 최대 섭식률은 각 미세조류의 공급 농도가 각각 39.3, 44.7, 44.5와 49.8 ng chl a/ml일 때 각각 0.63, 0.60, 0.41 및 0.52 ng chl a로 나타났다. 따라서 P. nana의 대량배양시 가장 적합한 먹이생물은 공급 농도가 낮으면서도 섭식률이 가장 높은 T. suecica이며, 성체 1 개체당 1일 먹이 공급량은 약 $25{sim}39$ ng chl a (약 $10{sim}15{ imes}10^4$ cells)가 가장 경제적일 것으로 판단된다.
This study was carried out to investigate grazing of brackish water cyclopoid copepod Paracyclopina nana on four microalgae species (Tetraselmis suecica, Isochrysis galbana, Phaeodactylum tricornutum and Dunaliella tertiolecta) and different food concentrations raging from 5 to 55 ng chl a/ml. The grazing of P. nana was examined by the analysis of decreased number of microalgae and chlorophyll a content in rearing water and pigment content in the gut of P. nana. The maximum content of decreased chlorophyll a and gut pigment in P. nana varied with microalgae species and concentrations. It appeared at the food concentration 30 ng chl a/ml in T. suecica, 40 ng chl a/ml in I. galnaba and D. tertiolecta, and 45 ng chl a/ml in P. tricornutum, respectively. The grazing rate of a P. nana per hour also varied with different microalgae species and concentrations. The maximum grazing rate per hour of P. nana fed T. suecica with 39.3 ng chl a/ml was the highest with 0.63 ng chl a/h, but lowest with 0.52 ng chl a/h. From these results, it can be concluded that T. suecica is the best species among four microalgae species for the mass culture of P. nana and daily optimum food concentration of P. nana is $25{sim}39$ ng chl a (approximately $10{sim}15{ imes}10^4$ cells).
