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Presence of carotenoids in Gordius aquaticus (Nematomorpha, Nemathelminthes) specimens from deep wells

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By means of columnar and thin-layer chromatography, the presence of carotenoids in Gordius aquaticus L. (Nematomorpha, Nemathelminthes) from deep wells was studied.

The investigations revealed the presence of the following carotenoids: β-carotene, mutatochrome, β-cryptoxanthin, ,β-carotene epoxide,lutein, zeaxanthin and astaxanthin ester.

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Czeczuga, B. Presence of carotenoids in Gordius aquaticus (Nematomorpha, Nemathelminthes) specimens from deep wells. Hydrobiologia 76, 13–15 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00014027

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