Research Article

Apolar Compounds in Seaweeds from Fernando de Noronha Archipelago (Northeastern Coast of Brazil)

Table 2

Saturated fatty acids present in the eleven seaweeds studied.

Fatty AcidsAtGrDbDmDoCvDcDjSPgDp

12 : 0+++
14 : 0+++++++++++
15 : 0+++++++++++
16 : 0+++++++++++
17 : 0++++++++++
18 : 0+++++++++++
20 : 0++++++++++
22 : 0++++++++
24 : 0+++++++

+ presence; − absence. At :  Asparagopsis taxiformis; Gr :  Galaxaura rugosa; Db :  Dichotomaria obtusata; Dm :  Dichotomaria marginata; Do :  Dictyurus occidentalis; Cv :  Caulerpa verticillata; Dc :  Dictyota cervicornis; Dj :  Dictyopteris justii; S :  Sargassum sp.; Pg :  Padina gymnospora; Dp :  Dictyopteris plagiogramma.