Table 1. Effect of high light intensity on pigment contents in H. pluvialisin different cells types.

Cell type	Chla	Chlb	Chla+b	β-carotene	Astaxanthin	Canthaxanthin	Chla:b	β-carotene:chl
MC	24.02±0.71	4.96±0.13	28.98±0.79	2.30±0.32	ND	ND	4.85	0.08
RC-M	24.22±1.03	2.95±0.09	27.32±1.15	1.06±0.10	4.96±0.20	0.20±0.01	8.18	0.04
PC	20.39±0.89	4.04±0.19	24.38±1.04	2.25±0.25	0.66±0.06	0.24±0.01	5.11	0.09
RC-P	21.89±0.80	2.60±0.11	24.49±0.91	1.17±0.09	3.01±0.16	0.21±0.01	8.36	0.05

Pigment contents (mg g⁻¹DW) were measured by HPLC. Values represent means ±SD, n = 6.

ND: not detected. MC: motile cells; PC: palmella cells; RC-M: red cells induced from motile cells; RC-P: red cells induced from palmella cells.