Cirino et al.: Laboratory culture of Ciona

Figure 10. Scheme of the setup for culturing C. intestinalis. Details of its functioning are given in Appendix 2. A general view of the feeding system is shown in Fig. 14.    Key: (1) experimental aquaria; (2) cartridge filters; (3) U.V. sterilizer; (4) "food tank"; (5) peristaltic pumps; (6) food bottles .