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| Pranal, V; Fiala Medioni, A; Guezennec, Jean. |
| Two deep-sea gastropods, Ifremeria nautilei and Alviniconcha hessleri, collected on a hydrothermal site of the North Fiji Basin (Southwestern Pacific) were analysed for polar and neutral lipids using gas-liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry. A high level of monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFAs) and a low level of omega 3 series polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) indicated that nutrition of both gastropods was related to a food web based mainly on bacterial supply. From differences in MUFA distribution between the 2 gastropods, it appeared that most of the energy requirements of A. hessleri were supplied by sulfur-oxidizing endobacteria whereas I. nautilei probably had a mixotrophic diet based on endogenous as well as exogenous bacteria. Given the... |
| Tipo: Text |
Palavras-chave: Hydrothermal vents; Gastropods; Chemosynthetic bacteria; Biomarkers; Fatty acids; Phospholipids; Neutral lipids. |
| Ano: 1996 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00282/39287/43133.pdf |
