Tetraselmis suecica
| Tetraselmis suecica | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Chlorophyceae |
| Order: | Volvocales |
| Family: | Chlamydomonadaceae |
| Genus: | Tetraselmis |
| Species: | T. suecica |
| Binomial name | |
| Tetraselmis suecica Kylin (Butch) | |
Tetraselmis suecica is a marine green alga. It grows as single, motile cells visible under light microscope 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. It is a motile chlorophyte and contains a high lipid content.