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. 2021 Feb 2;11:618836. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2020.618836

TABLE 3.

Cryptophyte species with the carotenoids α-carotene and alloxanthin

Strains α-carotene (pg cell−1) Alloxanthin (pg cell−1)
Chroomonas sp. 6.2 9.8
Cryptomonas acuta 6.9 7
Cryptomonas irregularis 5.9 6.4
Cryptomonas ovata 2.7 2.8
Cryptomonas curvata 5.6 7.6
Rhodomonas falcata 3.5 3.6
Rhodomonas salina 0.5 0.5
Storeatula sp. 4.1 4

(adapted from Cunningham et al., 2018).