The fatty acids of most of the brown algal species
from this area were investigated for the first time.We
have previously only studied the fatty acids of Analipus
japonicus from the Sea of Japan collected in summer
(Khotimchenko 1998). It differed in n-3 and n-6
PUFAs from the same species taken in Bodega Bay in
autumn. Analipus japonicus from California was richer
in PUFAs of the n-3 series (35.3% of total FAs)
than the same alga from the Sea of Japan (21.1%).
This may be the effect of water temperature because it
is known that algae accumulatePUFAswhen there is a
decrease in environmental temperature (Harwood
1984, Kayama et al. 1985).