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The carotenoids in the crustaceans Eupagurus bernhardus, Hyas coarctatus and Upogebia deltaura from the Gullmar fjord (Bohuslän, Sweden) were investigated. Their presence was determined by means of columnar and thin-layer chromatography. The following carotenoids were found — in E. bernhardus: ß-carotene, canthaxanthin, lutein epoxy, 4-keto-4-ethoxy-ß-carotene, zeaxanthin, astaxanthin and astacene; in H. coarctatus: cryptoxanthin, 4-keto-4-hydroxy-ß-carotene, lutein (pure and epoxy), astaxanthin, and astacene; in U. deltaura: γ-carotene, canthaxanthin, gazaniaxanthin?, isozeaxanthin, cryptoxanthin, 4-keto-4-hydroxy-ß-carotene, zeaxanthin, astaxanthin and astacene.
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Czeczuga, B. Comparative studies of carotenoids in the Fauna of the Gullmar fjord (Bohuslän, Sweden). II. Crustacea: Eupagurus bernhardus, Hyas coarctatus and Upogebia deltaura . Mar. Biol. 28, 95–98 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00396300
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