Dunaliella

Dunaliella
Dunaliella salina Teodor. A: Vegetative cell, B: Zoospores in cell division, C: Mating gametes, D: Ripe zygospore, E: Zygospore germination
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Viridiplantae
Phylum: Chlorophyta
Class: Chlorophyceae
Order: Chlamydomonadales
Family: Dunaliellaceae
Genus: Dunaliella
Species
  • D. acidophila
  • D. bardawil
  • D. bioculata
  • D. lateralis
  • D. maritima
  • D. minuta
  • D. parva
  • D. peircei
  • D. polymorpha
  • D. primolecta
  • D. pseudosalina
  • D. quartolecta
  • D. salina Teodor.
  • D. sp. 006
  • D. sp. 336
  • D. sp. BSF1
  • D. sp. BSF2
  • D. sp. BSF3
  • D. sp. CCMP 1641
  • D. sp. CCMP 1923
  • D. sp. CCMP 220
  • D. sp. CCMP 367
  • D. sp. FL1
  • D. sp. hd10
  • D. sp. SAG19.6
  • D. sp. SPMO 109-1
  • D. sp. SPMO 112-1
  • D. sp. SPMO 112-2
  • D. sp. SPMO 112-3
  • D. sp. SPMO 112-4
  • D. sp. SPMO 128-2
  • D. sp. SPMO 200-2
  • D. sp. SPMO 200-3
  • D. sp. SPMO 200-8
  • D. sp. SPMO 201-2
  • D. sp. SPMO 201-3
  • D. sp. SPMO 201-4
  • D. sp. SPMO 201-5
  • D. sp. SPMO 201-6
  • D. sp. SPMO 201-8
  • D. sp. SPMO 202-4
  • D. sp. SPMO 207-3
  • D. sp. SPMO 210-3
  • D. sp. SPMO 211-2
  • D. sp. SPMO 300-4
  • D. sp. SPMO 300-5
  • D. sp. SPMO 600-1
  • D. sp. SPMO 601-1
  • D. sp. SPMO 980625-1E
  • D. sp. SPMO 980625-IE
  • D. sp. SPMO BP3
  • D. tertiolecta
  • D. viridis
  • uncultured Dunaliella sp.

Dunaliella is a genus of the algae family Dunaliellaceae.[1] Dunaliella sp. are motile, unicellular, rod to ovoid shaped (9−11 µm) green algae (Chlorophyceae), which are common in marine waters. The organisms are relatively simple to cultivate and do not clump or form chains.

Species

The best-known species is the extremely salt tolerant Dunaliella salina Teodor. A new species of Dunaliella was discovered in the Atacama Desert in 2010. It is believed that the algae is sustained by the condensation of water vapor on hanging spider-webs.[2]

Dunaliella tertiolecta is a marine green flagellate with a cell size of 10−12 µm.[3] This strain is reported to have oil yield of about 37% (organic basis). D. tertiolecta is a fast-growing strain and that means it has a high CO2 sequestration rate as well.[4][5]

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Dunaliella tertiolecta


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