An efficient method for hatching diapausing embryos of Daphnia pulex species complex (Crustacea, Anomopoda).

A general method for efficiently hatching sexually produced diapausing embryos of the microcrustacean Daphnia is valuable for establishing Daphnia as a genetic model system. In this study, we examine the effect of ultraviolet light and different amounts of storage time in darkness on the hatching efficiency in two species of the Daphnia pulex species complex, D. pulex and Daphnia pulicaria.