Abstract:
Seven
specimens
of
marine
sponges
(Order
Hadromerida; Families Spirastrellidae,
Tethyidae,
and
Clionaidae)
were
analyzed
for
their
fatty
acid
compositions.
The
predominant
compositions
were
16:0,
20:5n3
and
22:6n3.
Most
of
them
were
saturated
(22.53-36.41%)
and
polyunsaturated
(19.38-55.54%)
fatty
acids.
The
essential
fatty
acids,
eicosapentaenoic
acid
or
EPA
(20:5n3)
and
docosahexaenoic
acid
or
DHA
(22:6n3),
were
found
with
the
highest
concentrations,
KODA-13;
11.85±0.35%
and
LSNG-07;
24.36±0.52%,
in
non-polar
lipid
of
Spira
strella sp.
and
Spirastrella solida,
respectively.
