Comparison of lipids and fatty acids among tissues of two semiterrestrial crabs reveals ecophysiological adaptations in changing coastal environments

Long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis in a land-crab with advanced terrestrial adaptations: Molecular cloning and functional characterization of two fatty acyl elongases

“…The high level of ARA in various G. lalandii tissues is relatively higher than values reported in marine brachyurans, possibly due to the consumption of LA-rich diets. This was previously reported in semi-terrestrial and terrestrial crabs (Stumpp et al, 2021;Viña-Trillos and Urzúa, 2021). In comparison with hepatopancreas, higher levels of EPA, DHA, and especially ARA, were obtained in G. lalandii muscle tissues, conceivably from selective accumulation and deposition.…”