동해안산 북방대합의 유생을 냉동보존하기 위한 적절한 유생단계를 선택하기 위해, 담륜자, 초기 D상 유생, 후기 B상 유생, 초기 각정기, 후기 각정기 유생에 대한 냉동실험을 실시하였다. 동해방지제로는 dimethyl sulfoxide와 ethylene g1yco1를 사용하였다. 동해방지제에 각 단계의 유생을 10분간 두어 평형상태에 달하게 한 다음, 냉동하여 액체질소에 보존하였다. 해동결과, 가장 높은 생존율을 나타낸 유생은 담륜자로서 동해방지제 2.0
This study was peformed to find out the optimum larval stage among trochophore, early Dshaped larva, late D-shaped larva, early umbo and late umbo stages for cryopreservation of surf clam, Spisula sachalinensis larvae. Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO)and ethylene glycol were used as cryoprotectant, The larvae were immersed to cryoprotectants for 10 minutes and thereafter, cryopreserved in liquid nitrogen. Survival rates of trochophores frozen-thawed in 2.0 M dimethyl sulfoxide and 2.0 M ethylene glycol were the highest as 97.4% and 85.0%, respectively and post-thaw survival rates were decreased with the larval growth.