The essential fatty acid (EFA) nutrition of mollusc is less studied
compared to those of fish and crustaceans. Mollusc EFA nutrition has
been centered mainly on either natural food web analysis or studies
on the effect of natural diets on growth and fatty acid profiles of the
animal. Some studies have shown that the n−3 HUFA plays a more
important role in EFA nutrition of bivalves than C18 PUFA