Abstract

The author investigated the presence of various carotenoids in Ascidiella aspersa (O. F. Muller), (Tunicata) by means of columnar and thin-layer chromatography. The investigations revealed the presence of the following carotenoids: cynthiaxanthin (2.9%), capsanthin (32.6%), capsorubin (4.8%), capsorubin-like (15.2%), astaxanthin (4.7%) and astacene (39.8%).

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