Table 1.

Microalgae used for the production of biofuel

Algae species	Products	Culture technique	References
Botryococcus braunii	Triterpene oils	Photobioreactor	Courchesne et al. (2009)
Chlorella spp.	Carbohydrates, protein	Ponds, photobioreactor	Croft et al. (2007)
Chlamydomonas reinhardtii	Oils, carbohydrates, hydrogen and methane	Photobioreactor	Croft et al. (2006)
Dunaliella salina	β-Carotene	Brackish seawater ponds	Doebbe et al. (2007)
Nannochloropsis	Polyunsaturated fatty acids	Seawater ponds	Ermakova et al. (2013)
Ostreococcus tauri	Oils	Photobioreactor	Falkowski and Raven (1997)
Pavlova lutheri	Fatty acids, aquaculture feedstock	Photobioreactor	Forster et al. (2003)