Table 2.
Main polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) identified in selected microalgae. The table shows only the microalgae for which the most abundant PUFAs produced were reported, and corresponding references.
| Microalgae | PUFA | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| Amphidinium carterae | ARA/EPA | [94] |
| Amphiprora hyaline | EPA | [95] |
| Amphora coffeaeformis | EPA/DHA | [96] |
| Chlamydomonas reinhardtii | ω-3 | [97] |
| Chlorella minutissima | EPA | [98] |
| Cocconeis scutellum | ω-3/ω-6 | [99] |
| Conticribra weissflogii | EPA/DHA | [96] |
| Cryptomonas sp. | EPA/DHA | [100] |
| Cylindrotheca fusiformis | EPA | [95] |
| Fragilaria pinnata | EPA | [95] |
| Isochrysis galbana | EPA/DHA | [101] |
| Karlodinium veneficum | ω-3 | [102] |
| Nannochloropsis gaditana | EPA | [103] |
| Nannochloropsis sp. | EPA | [104] |
| Nitzschia closterium | EPA | [95] |
| Nitzschia laevis | ARA/EPA | [105] |
| Nitzschia plea | EPA | [106] |
| Parietochloris incisa | ARA/EPA | [94] |
| Pavlova lutheri | EPA/DHA | [107] |
| Phaeodactylum tricornutum | EPA | [108] |
| Pleurochrysis carterae | ω-3 | [109] |
| Porphyridium purpureum | ARA/EPA | [110] |
| Proschkinia complanatoides | EPA | [111] |
| Rhizosolenia setigera | EPA | [95] |
| Rhodomonas sp. | EPA/DHA | [100] |
| Skeletonema costatum | EPA | [112] |
| Skeletonema marinoi | EPA | [113] |
| Storeatula major | ω-3 | [102] |
| Tetraselmis suecica | EPA | [114] |
| Thalassionema nitzschioides | EPA | [95] |
| Thalassiosira pseudonana | ARA/EPA | [94] |
| Thalassiosira stellaris | EPA | [95] |
| Thalassiothrix heteromorpha | EPA | [95] |