Feeding behaviour and differential absorption of nutrients in mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis: Responses to three microalgae diets

We recommend that the main criteria in selecting algae for culturing mussels should be based on choosing the suitable dimension (size, volume, weight) of algal cell depending on the feeding capacity of mussels, which might vary between species and life stages (larvae, adult). The second main criteria should be based on selecting algae with high digestibility and balanced biochemical composition, to obtain a high absorption of energy that covers the nutritional requirements of each life stage of the mussels.