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Lipid and fatty acid composition of scavenging amphipods Ommatogammarus spp. from different depths of lake Baikal

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The lipid and fatty acid content of benthopelagic scavenging amphipods Ommatogammarus flavus and O. albinus from different depths of Lake Baikal were studied. These amphipods, known to move across a wide range of depths in Lake Baikal, had a relatively high level of total lipids (up to 46% dry weight) in comparison to other aquatic amphipods. This high level of total lipids resulted from a high concentration of storage lipids (triacylglycerols). The monounsaturated 18:1(n-9) acid in combination with 16:1(n-7), and 18:1(n-7) fatty acids were dominant in the amphipods, reflecting their deep-dwelling scavenging mode of life. Local groups of amphipods were distinguished along a Lake Baikal depth gradient based on the primarily diet-associated differences in fatty acid composition.

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The authors would like to thank Z.A. Nefedova and E.V. Borvinskaya for their initiative and cooperation during the study.

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The study was carried out with financial support for the budget-funded research area of KarRC RAS [# 0218-2019-0076] (lipid and fatty acid profile analysis including statistical analysis and discussion) and under state assignment [# FZZE-2020-0026], with partial financial support from the Russian Foundation for Basic Research and Government of the Irkutsk Region [grant # 17-44-388067 r-a] (sampling of amphipods), and the Russian Science Foundation [# 20-64-46003]. Financial and technical support was received also from the Baikal Research Centre, Lake Baikal Foundation, and M. Lomonosov International Joint Program between DAAD and the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation.

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    Svetlana N. Pekkoeva, Viktor P. Voronin, Nina N. Nemova & Svetlana A. Murzina

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    Zhanna M. Shatilina, Ekaterina V. Madyarova, Denis V. Axenov-Gribanov, Yulia A. Shirokova & Maxim A. Timofeyev

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    Zhanna M. Shatilina, Ekaterina V. Madyarova & Maxim A. Timofeyev

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Pekkoeva, S.N., Voronin, V.P., Shatilina, Z.M. et al. Lipid and fatty acid composition of scavenging amphipods Ommatogammarus spp. from different depths of lake Baikal. Limnology 22, 299–311 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10201-021-00657-z

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