RBMO 46(3): 477-482 | 2011
Nota Científica

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Cultivo del coral cuerno de alce Acropora palmata en un sistema recirculado utilizando agua de mar sintética

Galdy Hernández-Zárate¹, Fabiola Lango-Reynoso^1*, María del Refugio Castañeda-Chávez¹, Jorge E. Zamora-Castro¹ & Juan Raymundo Maldonado-Hernández²

¹Laboratorio de Investigación de Recursos Acuáticos, Instituto Tecnológico de Boca del Río (ITBOCA), Km 12, Carretera Veracruz-Córdoba, C. P. 94290, Boca del Río, Veracruz, México

²Corallium, S. A. de C.V. Privada de Azaleas 16, Col. Jardines de Las Ánimas, C. P. 91190, Xalapa, Veracruz, México

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This study assessed the survival of Acropora palmata fragments under controlled experimental conditions over a period of four months in a recirculating artificial seawater system. The coral fragments (5-9 cm long) were fixed in aragocrete and placed in an aquarium under a photoperiod of 12 h light: 12 h dark, using 150 W lamps (10000 K). The survival rate was 58%. Fragment mortality occurred mostly during the first month, which was associated to the process of bleaching stress as a result of fragmentation. These results showed that the conditioning in captivity of A. palmata using artificial seawater has potential as a viable tool to help the conservation of this species.

Key words: Aquarium, conditioning, fragmentation, stony corals

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