Fatty acid composition and utilization in developing eggs of some marine nudibranchs (mollusca: gastropoda: opistobranchia) from southwest Spain.
From: Journal of Shellfish Research
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Date: 12/1/2005
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Author: Garcia, Francisco; Martinez-Pita, Ines; Pita, Maria-Luisa
ABSTRACT The fatty acid composition of whole egg masses was investigated in 4 marine nudibranchs collected from the southwest of Spain: Polycera aurantiomarginata, Polycera quadrilineata, Berghia columbina and Berghia verrucicornis. The four species are carnivorous. All nudibranchs were characterized by high levels of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFA), mainly eicosapentaenoic acid (20:5n-3), docosapentaenoic acid (22:5n-3) and docosahexaenoic acid (22:6n-3). Other major ...
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