Phytoplankton pigments and their presence in the algae groups used in this study with the CHEMTAX program. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1525/elementa.430.t2
| Pigment . | Abbreviationa . | Specificity . |
|---|---|---|
| Chlorophylls | ||
| Chlorophyll a | Chl a | All phytoplankton except Prochlorococcus |
| Chlorophyll b | Chl b | Chlorophytes, prasinophytes, euglenophytes |
| Chlorophyll c1 + c2 | Chl c1 + c2 | Diatoms, prymnesiophytes, dinoflagellates, cryptophytes, chrysophytes, and raphidophytes |
| Chlorophyll c3 | Chl c3 | Prymnesiophytes, chrysophytes and dinoflagellates type 2 (lacking peridinin) |
| Xanthophylls | ||
| 19’-butanoyloxyfucoxanthin | But-fuco | Prymnesiophytes, chrysophytes, and dinoflagellates type 2 (lacking peridinin) |
| Fucoxanthin | Fuco | Diatoms, prymnesiophytes, chrysophytes, pelagophytes, and dinoflagellates type 2 (lacking peridinin) |
| 19’-hexanoyloxyfucoxanthin | Hex-fuco | Major in prymnesiophytes and dinoflagellates type 2 (lacking peridinin) |
| Lutein | Lut | Chlorophytes, prasinophytes |
| Neoxanthin | Neo | Chlorophytes, prasinophytes |
| Peridinin | Peri | Dinoflagellates type 1 |
| Prasinoxanthin | Pras | Prasinophytes type 3 (A, B) |
| Pigment . | Abbreviationa . | Specificity . |
|---|---|---|
| Chlorophylls | ||
| Chlorophyll a | Chl a | All phytoplankton except Prochlorococcus |
| Chlorophyll b | Chl b | Chlorophytes, prasinophytes, euglenophytes |
| Chlorophyll c1 + c2 | Chl c1 + c2 | Diatoms, prymnesiophytes, dinoflagellates, cryptophytes, chrysophytes, and raphidophytes |
| Chlorophyll c3 | Chl c3 | Prymnesiophytes, chrysophytes and dinoflagellates type 2 (lacking peridinin) |
| Xanthophylls | ||
| 19’-butanoyloxyfucoxanthin | But-fuco | Prymnesiophytes, chrysophytes, and dinoflagellates type 2 (lacking peridinin) |
| Fucoxanthin | Fuco | Diatoms, prymnesiophytes, chrysophytes, pelagophytes, and dinoflagellates type 2 (lacking peridinin) |
| 19’-hexanoyloxyfucoxanthin | Hex-fuco | Major in prymnesiophytes and dinoflagellates type 2 (lacking peridinin) |
| Lutein | Lut | Chlorophytes, prasinophytes |
| Neoxanthin | Neo | Chlorophytes, prasinophytes |
| Peridinin | Peri | Dinoflagellates type 1 |
| Prasinoxanthin | Pras | Prasinophytes type 3 (A, B) |
a Abbreviations from the Scientific Council for Oceanic Research (Jeffrey et al., 1997).