TABLE 1.
Cryptophyte species with high amounts of ω-3: ALA (alpha-linolenic acid), SDA (stearidonic acid), EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) and DHA (docosahexaenoic acid).
| Species | FA (% of total) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALA | SDA | EPA | DHA | |
| Chroomonas salina | 10.8 | 30.3 | 12.9 | 7.1 |
| Cryptomonas sp. | 25.1 | 30.7 | 12.0 | 6.6 |
| Rhodomonas sp. | 25.2 | 22.6 | 8.7 | 4.6 |
| Chroomonas mesostigmatica | 13.5 | 17.4 | 20.5 | 1.7 |
| Guillardia theta | 56.7 | 25.5 | 19.9 | 3.0 |
| Hemiselmis sp. | 53.2 | 20.5 | 21.2 | 5.1 |
| Proteomonas sulcata | 58.5 | 16.2 | 12.7 | 12.6 |
| Storeatula major | 41.9 | 32.1 | 16.0 | 10.0 |
| Teleaulax acuta | 46.2 | 13.4 | 26.0 | 14.3 |
| Teleaulax amphioxeia | 43.3 | 20.5 | 23.6 | 12.7 |
(adapted from Barreira et al., 2015; Patil et al., 2007).