Green Algae

Nannochloropsis oculata

What is Green Algae?

"Green Algae" refers to the largest group of algae, as it is made up of the most common combination of chlorophyll and accessory pigments. However, for our purposes, we used Nannochloropsis occulata. This is a species of algae that is known for its fatty acids, along with high oil content within its lipids.

- Broader Classification -

Since green algae is a wide variety, we thought that we would show you some of the "close relatives" of our species of algae.

Chlorophyta

This is a taxon of green algae.

Charophyta

This term refers to a group of freshwater algae, and sometimes considered as unclassified.

Streptophyta

This refers to the clade of plants, which includes all land plants and green algae.

Mesostigmatophyceae

This is a class of basal green algae found in fresh water, which contains two species.

Chlorokybus

This refers to a multicellular genus of green algae which contains only one species: Chlorokybus atmophyticus.

Spirotaenia

This refers to a genus of basal green algae that is closely related to Chlorokybophyceae.

- Images of Green Algae -

- Research Documents -

Green Algae Research (Nanochloropsis oculata)

marinedrugs-14-00061.pdf

Review: Lipid Production from Nannochloropsis

marinedrugs-14-00061

Lipid Production from Nannochloropsis

- Additional Sources -

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