Table 1.

Differences between in vivo OD and in vitro absorption (in acetone) maxima for all coral species. Coefficient of variation of mean value (CV%) for three replicates (N = 3).

		In vivo		In vitro
Species	N	Mean λmax	CV%	Mean	CV%
Orange Lophelia pertusa	3	473	0.88	477	0.12
White Lophelia pertusa	3	409	0.61	429	0.36
Paragorgia arborea	3	475	1.16	475	0.76
Primnoa resedaeformis	3	476	0.32	463	2.27