Effetto della stabulazione prolungata sulla qualità dei gameti di Paracentrotus Lividus (LMK, 1816)

Paracentrotus lividus (Echinodermata: Echinoidea) adult specimens were reared in a recirculating aquarium under controlled conditions up to 32 weeks to evaluate the effect of the prolonged rearing time on fertilization ability and on the sperm motility pattern. At the end of the trial all the evaluated parameters showed levels comparable to the field-matured specimens.