Galactolipids rather than phlorotannins as herbivore deterrents in the brown seaweed Fucus vesiculosus

Galactolípido

Los galactolípidos son un tipo de glicolípido cuyo grupo de azúcares es la galactosa.

Fucus vesiculosus

Fucus vesiculosus, known by the common name bladder wrack or bladderwrack, is a seaweed found on the coasts of the North Sea, the western Baltic Sea, and the Atlantic…

Fucus vesiculosus

Arbacia punctulata

Phlorotannin

Phlorotannins are a type of tannins found in brown algae such as kelps and rockweeds or sargassacean species, and in a lower amount also in some red algae.

Arbacia punctulata

Arbacia punctulata is a species of sea urchins from the Arbaciidae family.

Galactolipid

Galactolipids are a type of glycolipid whose sugar group is galactose. They differ from glycosphingolipids in that they do not have nitrogen in their composition.