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Quantifying capture and ingestion of live feeds across three coral species

Name: Quantifying capture and ingestion of live feeds across three coral species
Published: 2026

Australian Institute of Marine Science

Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS)

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Attribution: Format for citation of metadata sourced from Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) in a list of reference is as follows: "Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS). (2024). Quantifying capture and ingestion of live feeds across three coral species. https://apps.aims.gov.au/metadata/view/019df8d5-44b9-41cc-8648-f9c9ffe3e825, accessed[date-of-access]".

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Optimal nutrition is paramount to the health of all organisms. Scleractinian coral species utilize a diverse range of feeding modalities and behaviours, and optimal heterotrophic feeding protocols may therefore vary between species. The described experiments assessed the capture and ingestion rates of the commonly used live feed organism Artemia by three Scleractinian coral species (Galaxea fascicularis, Pocillopora acuta, Acropora millepora; 3 genotypes per species). The described experiments were performed in a SeaSim aquaria-room (in the CMMG facility) using 2.5 L flow-through feeding chambers (2 L water), with water movement provided by a magnetic stirrer. For each coral species, Artemia were delivered at different densities, and results were acquired and compared using two distinct methods: the frequently reported capture rate method (an indirect method; Capture experiment), and direct quantification of Artemia preloaded with fluorescent beads in polyps after dissection (demonstrating ingestion; Ingestion experiment). This work was supported by AIMS appropriation funding for the project Coral aquaculture: nutrition, probiotics and health. The project built on previous AIMS research into coral nutrition and supported the development of RRAP-funded projects (CAD-1 Coral Propagation and Deployment and ECT3-2.2 Coral nutrition).

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Statement: The size and developmental stage of Artemia at specific time points after harvest using the SeaSim hatching, harvest and storage protocols were validated experimentally (The paper’s associated Online Resource 1 Quantifying capture and ingestion of live feeds across three coral species | Coral Reefs ; \\pearl.aims.gov.au\RRAP-ECT\ECT-3.2.2 Coral diets\Julia Saper_Artemia_feeding_exp\Pre-trial Artemia size and stage). This ensured that Artemia had reached instar II at the time of the experiment, enabling ingestion of fluorescent beads. The experimental designs, Artemia quantification methods, and data analyses are described in detail in the published manuscript, Julia Saper’s MPh thesis ‘Augmented coral health – Linking heterotrophic diets to the acquisition of probiotics in symbiotic Scleractinia’, and in AIMS lab books and files on Pearl as outlined below.

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Hoj, L. Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS), AIMS@JCU

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Humphrey, C. Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS)

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Bourne, DG. James Cook University (JCU), AIMS@JCU, Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS)

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Saper, J. James Cook University (JCU), AIMS@JCU, Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS)

Modified: 18 09 2026

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