Ecological features of the accumulation of carotenoids in the Black Sea molluscs
Journal: IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science
Year: 2021

Abstract The analysis of carotenoids of three species of bivalve filter feeding molluscs: Cerastoderma glaucum , Chamelea galina and Polititapis aureus , inhabiting the same ecotope, in the innermost part of the bay of the Sevastopol city, has been carried out. The dynamics of total carotenoid content (TCC) in these species had shown during 4 seasons of the year. The composition of carotenoids is presented in C. glaucum and P. aureus by 8 carotenoids, and Ch. galina - 11 carotenoids. However, in