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WERNER BERGMANN
TABLE IX
STEROLS OF ECHINODERMS
Fat
Unsaponi- Sterol of
content
fiable
unsaponiClassification
of
fraction
fiable
Rotation [a]DO
total
of fat
fraction
(%)
(%)
(%)
Class Asteroidea (starfish)
Order Phanerozonia
Family Astropectinidae
Astropecten articulatus (186)
2.9
43.5
23
Sterol, +6.5
Astropecten polycanthus (134)
7.9
26.5
38.5
Sterol, 0
A stropecten scoparius (20, 134)
4.1
29
42
Sterol, 0
Astropecten aurantiacus (172)
Stellasterol
Psilaster florae (186)
2.6
30
19
Sterol, + 1.5
Family Goniopectinidae a
Ctenodiscus crispatus (186)
2.9
23
41
Acetate, +6.2
Family Goniasteridae
H ippasteria phrygiana (186)
4.3
20
42
Acetate, +6
Family Luididae
Luidia clathrata
2.3
29.5
27
Acetate, +2
Luidia quinaria (134)
8.2
26
40
Sterol, +3
Family Poraniidae
Porania insignis (186)
7.8
16
17
Acetate, +3. 1
Family Oreasteridae
Greaster reticulatus (89)
Acetate, +2
Order Spinulosa
Family Asterinidae
Asterina pectinifera (20, 176,
186)
3.0
14
25
Sterol,Ob
Pateria minitiata (186)
2.4
20
50
Acetate, +4
Family Solasteridae
Crossaster papposus (186)
9.0
20
15
Acetate, +5.4
Solaster endeca (186)
9.4
29
15
Acetate, +4
Family Echinasteridae
H enricea sanguinolenta (186)
12.6
9
15
Acetate, +9
Order Forcipulata
Family Asteriidae
A sterias rubens (6, 187)
39
Sterol, +2
Asterias forbesi (173)
Sterol, +3
Asterias rollestoni (173)
7.6
16
53
Acetate, +4
Coscinasterias acutespina (183) 11.8
39
41
Acetate, +0
Coscinasterias tenuispinus
(183)
2.7
40
42
Acetate, +0
Pisaster brevispinus (89)
2.0
21.5
Acetate, +2
a Porcellanasteridae.
b Hitodesterol, a-spinasterol, ~ 7 -cholestenol.