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- Title
Biochemical and fatty acid dynamics during larval development in the razor clam Ensis arcuatus (Bivalvia: Pharidae).
- Authors
Costa, Fiz; Nóvoa, Susana; Ojea, Justa; Martínez‐Patiño, Dorotea
- Abstract
This article reports on the changes in gross biochemical and fatty acid composition of the razor clam Ensis arcuatus larvae throughout development. Protein was the largest component of dried larval tissues. The energy required for embryogenesis in E. arcuatus oocytes was obtained from stored proteins and carbohydrates, while total lipids increased significantly. Lipids and carbohydrates have an important role as energy contributors from day 1 to day 8. During larval development the strategy was to indistinctly store energy reserves (protein, lipid and carbohydrate) to surpass metamorphosis. During embryonic development there was a gain in fatty acids of neutral and polar lipids. A depletion of fatty acids in neutral lipids was observed from day 1 to day 8 in E. arcuatus larvae, mainly due to the decrease in 16:0 and EPA. NMID fatty acids were present in amounts similar to those of some PUFAs in polar lipids, especially 22:2 NMID.
- Subjects
RAZOR clams; FATTY acids; BIOCHEMICAL models; DEVELOPMENTAL biology; CARBOHYDRATES; EMBRYOLOGY
- Publication
Aquaculture Research, 2013, Vol 44, Issue 12, p1926
- ISSN
1355-557X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1365-2109.2012.03197.x