• Journal of Aquaculture
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• v.13 no.2
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• pp.175-179
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• 2000

Trochopore larvae of U. unicinctus were exposed to selected settlement stimuli. Within 5 - 10 min after addition of the UM, the settlement stimuli derived from the skin of adult echiuran, induced metamorphosis of trochopores to pelagosphera. However, the trochopores did not positively respond for settlement, when stimulated with normal sea water, sticky fluid drawn from Tegillarca granosa or blood of U. unicinctus. The thermo-sensitive UM was relatively stable at ambient temperature, but was destroyed at 70$^{\circ}$.