Table 5. Body length of animals, endpod length, setal parameters and filter area on the maxilliped in the postlarvae and adults (± SD, p < 0.05)

Parameters Postlarvae Adults
Body length (mm) 22.07 ± 3.31a 145.9 ± 4.47b
Total endopod length (mm) 0.84 ± 0.22a 81.67 ± 2.68b
Seta length (µm) 79.0 ± 19.7a 416.0 ± 53.7b
Seta distance (µm) 29.1 ± 4.7a 24.4 ± 2.0a
Setule length (µm) 3.6 ± 0.7a 126.7 ± 23.9b
Setule distance (µm) 2.3 ± 0.2a 18.7 ± 3.6b
Filter area (cm2) 16.8 ± 2.2a 339.9 ± 33.5b
The significant difference between clear seawater, mixed and biofloc treatments for each stage is marked with different letters (p < 0.05).