Additional and raw data from "Role of the alga Chondracanthus chamissoi (C. Agardh) Kützing 1843 in the induction of primary settlement of mytilids larvae"

Abstract

Data supporting the manuscript "Role of the alga <i>Chondracanthus chamissoi</i> (C. Agardh) Kützing 1843 in the induction of primary settlement of mitilids larvae" Abstract: Mytilid aquaculture commonly depends on wild seeds captured from natural banks and their scarcity affects the commercial production of mussels. As interest in biotechnological applications of seaweeds is increasing among coastal populations, this work evaluates the use of extracts from the red macroalgae Chondracanthus chamissoi (commonly known as "chicoria de mar") as a possible inducer of mytilid larvae primary settlement. This alga was observed to have in their natural environment interaction with diverse mytilidae. Thus, algae extracts of different polarity were prepared and used in an in vivo experiment where larvae of three different mytilid species were induced to settle, being these Mytilus galloprovincialis, Semimytilus algosus and Choromytilus chorus. This is a promising method that can be used to induce mytilid larvae settlement in open sea, taking advantage of the natural ecological relationship between the red alga C. chamissoi and the diverse species of mussels present among the Chilean coast.