Table 1.
Extremophile green microalgae
| Organism | Tolerated extreme conditions | Application | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlorella sorokiniana UTEX 2805 | High temperature (40 °C) and light intensity (2500 µE m−2 s−1) | Wastewater treatment | (de-Bashan et al. 2008) |
| Desmodesmus sp. F51, F2 and F18 | High temperature (45 °C) | High lipid content and lutein production | (Pan et al. 2011; Xie et al. 2013) |
| Chlorella kessleri and Scenedesmus obliquus | High temperature (50 °C) and CO2 level (18%) | (de Morais and Costa 2007) | |
| Chlorella sp. T-1, K35 and ZY-1 | High temperature (40 °C) and CO2 level (70–100%) | (Hanagata et al. 1992; Maeda et al. 1995; Yue and Chen 2005) | |
| Dunaliella salina, bardawil, and tertiolecta | High salinity (35%) and light intensity | b-carotene production | (Borowitzka and Siva 2007; Hosseini Tafreshi and Shariati 2009) |
| Chlorella ohadii | High light intensity (3500 µE m−2 s−1) | (Treves et al. 2013) |