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The fathead minnow, Pimephales promelas, the daphnid, Ceriodaphnia dubia, and the green alga, Selenastrum capricornutum, are easily cultured in the laboratory or readily available commercially.
The three species for which test methods are provided are the fathead minnow, Pimephales promelas; the daphnid, Ceriodaphnia dubia; and the green alga, Selenastrum capricornutum.
Ward and Parrish (1980) examined the literature on ELS tests that used embryos and juveniles of the sheepshead minnow, Cyprinodon variegatus, and found that growth was not a statistically sensitive indicator of toxicity in 16 of 18 tests.
The test organisms used in the procedures described in this manual are the sheepshead minnow, Cyprinodon variegatus; the inland silverside, Menidia beryllina; the mysid, Mysidopsis bahia; the sea urchin, Arbacia punctulata; and the red macroalga, Champia parvula.
With the daphnid, Ceriodaphnia dubia, and fathead minnow, Pimephales promelas, tests, effluents and receiving waters should be filtered through a 60-µm plankton net to remove indigenous organisms that may attack or be confused with the test organisms (see the daphnid, Ceriodaphnia dubia, test method for details).