Carotenoids of Sea Angels Clione limacina and Paedoclione doliiformis from the Perspective of the Food Chain

Carotenoids of Sea Angels Clione limacina and Paedoclione doliiformis from the Perspective of the Food Chain

Sea angels, Clione limacina and Paedoclione doliiformis, are small, floating sea slugs belonging to Gastropoda, and their gonads are a bright orange-red color. Sea angels feed exclusively on a small herbivorous sea snail, Limacina helicina. Carotenoids in C. limacina, P. doliiformis, and L. helicin...

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Main Authors: Takashi Maoka, Takashi Kuwahara, Masanao Narita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-03-01
Series:Marine Drugs
Subjects:
carotenoids
sea angels
food chain
metabolism
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/12/3/1460

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