Table 4. Effects of palmitoleic acid on other microalgae.
| Algicidal activity of | |||
| Target species | palmitoleic acid | Control | |
| Dinoflagellate | Alexandrium tamarense DH01(AT) | ++ | − |
| Alexandrium minutum (AMTW) | + | − | |
| Alexandrium tamarense (ATGD98-006) | ++ | − | |
| Chlorophyta | Chlorella autotrophica (CA) | − | − |
| Dunallella salina (DS) | − | − | |
| Bacillariophyta | Asterionella japonica (AJ) | + | − |
| Phaeodactylum tricornutum (PT) | − | − | |
| Cyanobacteria | Cyanobacteria (BA) | − | − |
| Chrysophyta | Nannochloropsis (NC) | − | − |
| Phaeocystis globosa (PG) | − | − | |
| Xanthophyta | Heterosigma akashiwo (HA) | + | − |
| Chattonella marina (CM) | − | − | |
“++” indicates more than 70% cell mortality; “+” indicates moderate mortality, i.e. between 30 and 69%; “−” indicates less than 30% cell mortality. Control: algal cultures with the same volume of the dimethyl sulfoxide added.