Biomass Composition of Blue Mussels, Mytilus edulis, is Affected by Living Site and Species of Ingested Microalgae

Table 2

Cell dry weight and specific concentrations of protein, starch, lipid, and dominating fatty acids in phosphorous limited heterotrophic continuous flow culture of Crypthecodinium cohnii and phototrophic repeated batch cultures of Rhodomonas salina and Bracteacoccus sp. Values indicate means ± S.D.

	Unit	C. cohnii	Bracteacoccus sp.	R. salina
Dry weight	g cell^−1	1.9×10^−9	6.5×10^−11	1.3×10^−10
Protein	mg g^−1	120.4 ± 13.7	223.9 ± 35.8	146.5 ± 5.9
Starch	mg g^−1	437.8 ± 49.4	251.0 ± 15.4	233.8 ± 15.3
Lipid	mg g^−1	139.4 ± 8.4	75.2 ± 20.6	174.2 ± 4.1
Lauric acid	mg g^−1	5.3 ± 2.9	6.3 ± 0.5	20.8 ± 0.7
Myristic acid	mg g^−1	19.7 ± 2.4	0.0	0.0
Palmitic acid	mg g^−1	24.6 ± 5.8	10.2 ± 2.3	23.2 ± 0.6
Palmitoleic acid	mg g^−1	0.8 ± 0.1	2.2 ± 0.4	3.0 ± 0.1
Stearic acid	mg g^−1	3.7 ± 0.8	2.6 ± 0.1	9.5 ± 0.2
Oleic acid	mg g^−1	8.1 ± 2.3	10.3 ± 2.3	7.8 ± 0.2
Linoleic acid	mg g^−1	0.0	3.9 ± 0.9	13.7 ± 0.3
α-linolenic acid	mg g^−1	0.0	5.3 ± 1.6	16.7 ± 0.3
Eicosapentaenoic acid	mg g^−1	0.0	1.8 ± 0.1	4.7 ± 0.1
Docosahexaenoic acid	mg g^−1	36.2 ± 13.2	0.0	3.0 ± 0.1