title: Occurrence of the cis-4,7,10, trans-13-22:4 fatty acid in the family Pectinidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia).
abstract: The present study aimed to elucidate the effective phylogenetic specificity of distribution of a cis-4,7,10, trans-13-22:4 (22:4(n-9)Delta13trans) among pectinids. For this purpose, we extended the analysis of membrane glycerophospholipids FA composition to 13 species of scallops, covering 11 genera and 7 tribes representatives of the three subfamilies Chlamydinae, Palliolinae and Pectininae and the subgroup Aequipecten. In species belonging to the subfamily Pectininae and the Aequipecten subgroup, 22:4(n-9)Delta13trans was found in substantial amounts, but it was absent in other species belonging to the subfamilies Chlamydinae and Palliolinae. Homologous non-methylene-interrupted (NMI) FA, also hypothesized to differ along phylogenetic lines in bivalves, were totally absent or present only in trace amounts in representatives of the Aequipecten subgroup but ranged from 0.3 to 4.5% of the total FA in Pectinidae, Chlamydinae, and Palliolinae subfamilies. The species-specific occurrence of NMI and 22:4(n-9)Delta13trans FA in membrane lipids of pectinids agrees with the most recent phylogenies based on shell morphology and molecular characteristics. We examined the potential timing of the appearance of 22:4(n-9)Delta13trans in pectinids on a geologic time scale.
authors.affiliation: Unité Mixte CNRS 6521, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, CS 93837, 29238 Brest Cedex 3, France. Edouard.Kraffe@univ-brest.fr
authors.forename: Edouard
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kraffe
authors.forename: Jacques
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Grall
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Palacios
authors.forename: Citlali
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Guerra
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Soudant
authors.forename: Yanic
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Marty
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000737:chemistry*; D020404:Glycerophospholipids / Q000737:chemistry; D008974:Mollusca; D049897:Pectinidae / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000145:classification; D010802:Phylogeny; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D005227:Fatty Acids; D020404:Glycerophospholipids