Phytoplankton group
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Chlorophyceae
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18:2n-6, 18:3n-3, and C16 PUFAs n-3 and n-6
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Napolitano 1999
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Viso and Marty 1993
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Petkov and Garcia 2007
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Cryptophyceae
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Simultaneous occurrence of 18:3n-3 and 18:4n-3; and 20:5n-3 and 22:6n-3
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Brett et al. 2009
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Dijkman and Kromkamp 2006
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Desvilettes et al. 1997
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Guevara et al. 2011
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Dinophyceae
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18:4n-3, 18:5n-3, and 22:6n-3
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Napolitano 1999
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Berge and Barnathan 2005
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Bacillariophyceae
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C16 PUFAs n-7, n-4, n-1, 20:5n-3, and 16:1n-7/16:0 > 1
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Dijkman and Kromkamp 2006
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Shin et al. 2000
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Prato et al. 2012
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Cyanobacteria
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18:3n-3 (or 18:3n-6)
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Gugger et al. 2002
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Heterotrophic bacteria
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Branched C15-17 SFAs and MUFAs, 18:1n-7, 16:1n-6, trans-16:1n-5, and 18:1n-8
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Napolitano 1999
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Green and Scow 2000
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Decomposed material
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SFAs, especially 18:0
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Hama 1999
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Vascular plant detritus
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Long-chain SFAs (C20 to C32)
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Shorland 1963
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Napolitano 1999
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Copepoda
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C20 to C22 MUFAs
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Hagen et al. 1993
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Kattner et al. 2007
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Mollusca
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NMI FAs, 20:1n-13, and 22:2n-6
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Mezek et al. 2011
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Zhukova 2007
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Saito and Hashimoto 2010
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