| BV | Bangiophyceae Florideophyceae |
| ROS | Reactive Oxygen Species |
| Sec | Selenocysteine |
| Se | Selenium |
| SECIS | Selenocysteine Insertion Sequence |
| PSTK | O-phosphoseryl-transfer tRNASec kinase |
| SecS | Sec Synthase |
| SPS | Selenophosphate Synthetase 2 |
| SBP2 | SECIS-binding Protein 2 |
| eEFSec | Sec-specific Elongation Factor |
| CTAB | Cetyl Trimethylammonium Bromide |