Vanadium Content of Some Tunicates
Ciereszko LS, Ciereszko EM, Harris ER, Lane CA. 1963. Vanadium Content of Some Tunicates. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. 8:137-140
1. Twenty-nine species of tunicates were examined for vanadium. 2. High concentrations of vanadium were observed only in ascidians of the order Phlebobranchia. 3. Centrifuged blood cells of Ascidia nigra (Savigny) were found to contain 1.45 percent vanadium. 4. Eggs of Phallusia mamillata Cuvier yielded 0.017 percent vanadium, dry weight. The ash contained 0.19 percent vanadium. 5. No vanadium was detected in the four species of salps examined.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Ciereszko, Leon; Ciereszko, Esther; Harris, Edwin; Lane, Charles
- Units
- SFCN
- Keywords
- Ascidia nigra, Ascidians, Centrifuged Blood Cells, Phallusia mamillata, phlebobranchia