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Studies on Brachionus (Rotifera): an example of interaction between fundamental and applied research
Authors:Yúfera  M.
Affiliation:(1) Instituto de Ciencias Marinas de Andalucía (CSIC), Apartado Oficial, 11510 Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain
Abstract:The genus Brachionus has been the main subject of studies reported in about 1000 papers published since 1950. About three-fourths of these deal with Brachionus plicatilis and B. rotundiformis and are mainly related to their use as prey for aquatic organisms. Also abundant, but to a lesser extent, are studies on B. calyciflorus, many of which are concerned with aquatic ecotoxicology. These studies constitute an interesting interaction between fundamental and applied research. For example, advances in fundamental biology have been applied to improve the production of rotifer biomass. Alternatively, new perspectives in fundamental research on rotifers have emerged while solving technical and biological problems related to the rearing of aquatic animal larvae. This review describes some aspects that have shown a significant advance due to such interaction between fundamental and applied research on rotifers, e.g. growth conditions, biochemical composition and morphotypes.
Keywords:Brachionus  bibliography  applied research  fundamental research
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