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Investigations have been made on the carotenoids in the marine amphipod Hyale perieri (Lucas) from the Black Sea. The presence of the carotenoids β-carotene, canthaxanthin, lutein, neoxanthin and astaxanthin was determined by means of columnar and thin-layer chromatography. It is highly probable that violaxanthin is also present in H. perieri.
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Czeczuga, B. Presence of β-carotene and a number of xanthophylls in Hyale perieri (Crustacea: Amphipoda) from the Black Sea. Marine Biology 6, 117–120 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00347240
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