Carotenoids in Marine Invertebrates Living along the Kuroshio Current Coast

Carotenoids in Marine Invertebrates Living along the Kuroshio Current Coast

Carotenoids of the corals Acropora japonica, A. secale, and A. hyacinthus, the tridacnid clam Tridacna squamosa, the crown-of-thorns starfish Acanthaster planci, and the small sea snail Drupella fragum were investigated. The corals and the tridacnid clam are filter feeders and are associated with sy...

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Main Authors: Yoshikazu Sakagami, Miho Mori, Takuma Mezaki, Naomi Sameshima, Yoshimitsu Takahashi, Fumihito Iwase, Sadao Komemushi, Miyuki Tsushima, Takashi Maoka, Naoshige Akimoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2011-08-01
Series:Marine Drugs
Subjects:
carotenoid
marine invertebrates
food chain
metabolism
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/9/8/1419/

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