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Fatty Acids Distribution in Seston, Tissues, and Faecal Pellets of Blue Mussels Mytilus edulis L.

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The n-3 polyenoic fatty acids (phytoplankton origin) dominate in the fatty acid composition of seston, which is a food source for bivalves; this indicates the predominance of diatoms in the seston composition. The distribution of the main classes of lipids and their fatty acids in the tissues of blue mussels depends on the mollusk body size. As the body size of the mollusk increases, the ratio of membrane lipids decreases, and high-energy saturated and monounsaturated fatty acids accumulate in storage lipids. The bulk of the n-3 polyenoic acids consumed by mollusks in seston (i.e., their food) accumulates in the tissues of mollusks and is used for their metabolism, whereas the long-chain saturated fatty acids, oleic acid and the n-6 polyenoic acids, are excreted with faecal pellets.

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The work was performed within the framework of state assignments nos. 0218-2019-0076 (no. АААА-А17-117031710039-3) and АААА-А19-119022690122-5.

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  1. Institute of Biology, Karelian Research Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Petrozavodsk, Russia

    N. N. Fokina, T. R. Ruokolainen &  N. N. Nemova

  2. Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, Russia

    D. M. Martynova & A. A. Sukhotin

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Fokina, N.N., Ruokolainen, T.R., Nemova, N.N. et al. Fatty Acids Distribution in Seston, Tissues, and Faecal Pellets of Blue Mussels Mytilus edulis L.. Dokl Biochem Biophys 495, 311–318 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1607672920060046

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