Table 1.

Microalgae species of high-value compounds extraction and applications (Pulz and Gross, 2004; Spolaore et al., 2006; Casal et al., 2011; Guedes et al., 2011; Batista et al., 2013; Borowitzka, 2013; Sørensen et al., 2013)

Species	Product	Application areas
Chlorella vulgaris	Biomass, pigments	Health food, food supplement
Chlorella spp.
Chlorella ellipsodea
Coccomyxa acidophila	Lutein, β-carotene	Pharmaceuticals, nutrition
Coelastrella striolata var. multistriata	Canthaxanthin, astaxanthin, β-carotene	Pharmaceuticals, nutrition, cosmetics
Crypthecodinium conhi	Docosahexaenoic acid	Pharmaceuticals, nutrition
Diacronema vlkianum	Fatty acids	Pharmaceuticals, nutrition
Dunaliella salina	Carotenoids, β-carotene	Health food, food supplement, feed
Galdiera suphuraria	Phycocyanin	Pharmaceuticals, nutrition
Haematococcus pluvialis	Carotenoids, astaxanthin, cantaxanthin, lutein	Health food, pharmaceuticals, feed additives
Isochrysis galbana	Fatty acids, carotenoids, fucoxanthin	Pharmaceuticals, nutrition, cosmetics, animal nutrition
Lyngbya majuscule	Immune modulators	Pharmaceuticals, nutrition
Muriellopsis sp.	Lutein	Pharmaceuticals, nutrition
Nannochloropsis gaditana	Eicosapentaenoic acid	Pharmaceuticals, nutrition
Nannochloropsis sp.
Odontella aurita	Fatty acids	Pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, baby food
Parietochloris incise	Arachidonic acid	Nutritional supplement
Phaedactylum tricornutum	Lipids, eicosapentaenoic acid, fatty acids	Nutrition, fuel production
Porphyridium cruentum	Arachidonic acid, polysaccharides	Pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, nutrition
Scenedesmus almeriensis	Lutein, β-carotene	Pharmaceuticals, nutrition, cosmetics
Schizochytrium sp.	Docosahexaenoic acid	Pharmaceuticals, nutrition
Spirulina platensis	Phycocyanin, γ-Linolenic acid, biomass protein	Health food, cosmetics
Ulkenia spp.	Docosahexaenoic acid	Pharmaceuticals, nutrition