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The author investigated the presence of various carotenoids in the body of the larvae of the Chironomus annularius MEIG. moquito (Diptera: Chironomidae) by means of columnar and thin-layer chromatography.
The investigations revealed the presence of the following carotenoids in the larvae: α-carotene, β-carotene, canthaxanthin, cryptoxanthin, lutein, astacene and a kind of xanthophyl which was not possible to identify more closely.
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Czeczuga, B. Some carotenoids in Chironomus annularius Meig. larvae (Diptera : Chironomidae). Hydrobiologia 36, 353–360 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00039794
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