Table 1.
Total average fatty acids (FA), polyunsaturated- and highly unsaturated fatty acids (PUFA and HUFA) as proportions of carbon content (% C ± SD), and ω3/ω6 and Eicosapentaenoic and docosahexaenoic acid ratio (EPA/DHA) (± standard deviation) of the 7 phytoplankton phyla.
| Phyla | Total FA | PUFA | HUFA | HUFA + 18:5 | ω3/ω6 | DHA/EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chlorophyta | 8.6 ± 5.1 | 5.3 ± 3.6 | 0.3 ± 0.4 | 0.4 ± 0.5 | 8.1 ± 13.1 | 3.1 ± 4.8 |
| Diatoma | 13.6 ± 18.1 | 4.5 ± 6.0 | 2.3 ± 3.1 | 2.3 ± 3.1 | 15.2 ± 17.5 | 9.2 ± 9.0 |
| Dinophyta | 5.5 ± 2.2 | 1.6 ± 0.9 | 0.6 ± 0.5 | 1.1 ± 0.8 | 23.1 ± 15.8 | 0.3 ± 0.3 |
| Haptophyta | 14 ± 3.7 | 5.5 ± 2.2 | 2.5 ± 2.3 | 2.9 ± 2.0 | 5.0 ± 5.4 | 1.2 ± 3.2 |
| Cyanobacteria | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 ± 2.3 | - |
| Cryptophyta | 9.4 ± 7.7 | 5.9 ± 5.3 | 1.8 ± 1.2 | 1.8 ± 1.2 | 7.0 ± 7.3 | 1.8 ± 1.1 |
| Ochrophyta | 13.1 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 5.4 | 0 |