Table 1.

Algae-mediated synthesis of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs). (Copyright permission has been granted for each figure).

Algae	Algal Morphology	Morphology	Nanoparticles	Size (nm)	Reference
Chlorococcum humicola (Nägeli) Microalgae		Spherical		2–6	[56]
Chlorella vulgaris (Beyerinck) Microalgae		Spherical		37–59 to 163–205	[75]
Botryococcus braunii (Kützing) Microalgae		Cubical, spherical, truncated, triangular		40–100	[76]
Sargassum angustifolium (C.Agardh) Macroalgae		Spherical		22–42	[36]
Sargassum muticum (Yendo) Macroalgae		Spherical		5–15	[77]
Cystophora moniliformis (Esper) Macroalgae		Spherical, polydispersed		81	[78]
Ulva fasciata (Delile) Macroalgae		Crystalline		33	[79]
Pithophora oedogonia (Mont.) Macroalgae		Cubical, sometime hexagonal		25–44	[80]
Padina boergesenii (Allender & Kraft) Macroalgae		Spherical		34–54	[59]
Spirulina platensis (Gomont) Cyanobacterium		Cubic		12	[69]