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Scientists are investigating the use of the worm C. elegans to feed fish larvae in aquaculture

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Univ. Pablo de Olavide - Experts from the University Pablo de Olavide (Seville) have designed a feed system for the larval stage of fish based in the worm Caenorhabditis elegans. The science team has registered two patents that present as an alternative to the use of Artemia, the most commonly crustacean used in aquaculture to feed the fishes in their first larval stage