Abstract
ABSTRACTThree different chlorophyll (chl) c‐type pigments were isolated from two cryptophyte species by silica thin‐layer chromatography or polyethylene high‐performance liquid chromatography. Chroomonas sp. Hansgirg contained chl c1 and magnesium‐2,4‐divinylpheoporphyrin a, mono‐methylester; chl c2 and magnesium‐2,4‐divinylpheoporphyrin a5 monomethylester were found in Cryptomonas maculata (syn. Rhodomonas maculata Butcher). These identifications were based on spectral characteristics and on comparison with reference pigments isolated from the synurophycean Synura petersenii Korshikov and the prasinophyte Mantoniella squamata Manton & Park. Neither of the cryptophyte species contained chl c1 and chl c2. The significance of chl c1 as a major pigment and the occurrence of magnesium‐2,4‐divinylpheoporphyrin a5 monomethylester in cryptophytes are discussed.
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