Isochrysis galbana
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| Isochrysis galbana | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Haptista |
| Division: | Haptophyta |
| Class: | Prymnesiophyceae |
| Order: | Isochrysidales |
| Family: | Isochrysidaceae |
| Genus: | Isochrysis |
| Species: | I. galbana |
| Binomial name | |
| Isochrysis galbana | |
Isochrysis galbana is a species of Haptophyta. It is the type species of the genus Isochrysis.[1] It is an outstanding food for various bivalve larvae and is now widely cultured for use in the bivalve aquaculture industry.[2] This unicellular is investigated for its high amount of fucoxanthin (18.23 mg/g dried sample).[3] The Isochrysis galbana extract is said to have certain cosmetic and hair-growth properties when using hexane, ethyl acetate, ethanol, water, methanol, or isopropanol as extractants.[4] I. galbana has a chloroplast, whose genome sequence has been published in 2020.[5]
