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''Tetraselmis suecica'' is a marine 
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Adarme-Vegas et al. (2014)Adarme-Vegas, T.C., S.R. Thomas-Hall, D.K.Y. Lim, and P.M. Schenk, 2014.Marine Drugs 12(6): 3381-3398 state that a reduction in biomass of Tetraselmis spp. was observed in high salinity cultures (50 ppt) as well as in near-freshwater salinity cultures (5 and 10 ppt). Changes in salinity primarily altered biomass productivity with cultures in 30 and 40 ppt having the highest growth rate and final productivity. Salinity had no effect on the percentage of EPA or total Fatty Acid production.
green alga
The green algae (singular: green alga) are a group consisting of the Prasinodermophyta and its unnamed sister which contains the Chlorophyta and Charophyta/Streptophyta. The land plants (Embryophytes) have emerged deep in the Charophyte alga as ...
. It grows as single, motile cells visible under light microscope
The optical microscope, also referred to as a light microscope, is a type of microscope that commonly uses visible light and a system of lenses to generate magnified images of small objects. Optical microscopes are the oldest design of microsco ...
up to concentrations over one million cells per milliliter. It can be grown as a foodstock in aquaculture, being amenable to species such as rotifers of the genus Brachionus
''Brachionus'' is a genus of planktonic rotifers occurring in freshwater, alkaline and brackish water.
Species
Species included in ''Brachionus'' include:
* '' Brachionus amsterdamensis'' De Smet, 2001
* '' Brachionus angularis'' Gosse, 1851
* ...
. It is a motile chlorophyte and contains a high lipid content.
T. suecica proved to have cytotoxic effects on HL-60, MCF-7 and NCI-H460 tumor cells and antioxidant activity. Therefore, they could offer greater benefits as possible natural nutraceutical
A nutraceutical or bioceutical is a pharmaceutical alternative which claims physiological benefits. In the US, "nutraceuticals" are largely unregulated, as they exist in the same category as dietary supplements and food additives by the FDA, unde ...
s for the pharmaceutical industry. More studies are necessary to identify the specific bioactive fractions of each EPS Text was copied from this source, which is available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Adarme-Vegas et al. (2014)Adarme-Vegas, T.C., S.R. Thomas-Hall, D.K.Y. Lim, and P.M. Schenk, 2014.Marine Drugs 12(6): 3381-3398 state that a reduction in biomass of Tetraselmis spp. was observed in high salinity cultures (50 ppt) as well as in near-freshwater salinity cultures (5 and 10 ppt). Changes in salinity primarily altered biomass productivity with cultures in 30 and 40 ppt having the highest growth rate and final productivity. Salinity had no effect on the percentage of EPA or total Fatty Acid production.
See also
*Algaculture
Algaculture is a form of aquaculture involving the farming of species of algae.
The majority of algae that are intentionally cultivated fall into the category of microalgae (also referred to as phytoplankton, microphytes, or planktonic algae). M ...
References
High lipid content microalgae Chlorodendrophyceae {{Green algae-stub