Dunaliella salina

Dunaliella salina
Orange-colored Dunaliella salina within sea salt
Scientific classification Edit this classification
(unranked): Viridiplantae
Division: Chlorophyta
Class: Chlorophyceae
Order: Chlamydomonadales
Family: Dunaliellaceae
Genus: Dunaliella
Species:
D. salina
Binomial name
Dunaliella salina
(Dunal) Teodoresco
Salt ponds in San Francisco Bay
Dunaliella salina orange-colored water of the salt lake Sivash, Crimea
Dunaliella salina in orange, tentatively identified from the hypersaline Lake Tyrrell, Victoria, Australia. Alongside are small haloarchaeons, Haloquadratum walsbyi, with their flat square-shaped cells.

Dunaliella salina is a type of halophile unicellular green algae especially found in hypersaline environments, such as salt lakes and salt evaporation ponds.[1] Known for its antioxidant activity because of its ability to create a large amount of carotenoids, it is responsible for most of the primary production in hypersaline environments worldwide, and is also used in cosmetics and dietary supplements.

  1. ^ S, Shantkriti; M, Pradeep; KK, Unish; MS, Viji Das; S, Nidhin; K, Gugan; A, Murugan (1 February 2023). "Bioynthesis of silver nanoparticles using Dunaliella salina and its antibacterial applications". Applied Surface Science Advances. 13: 100377. doi:10.1016/j.apsadv.2023.100377. ISSN 2666-5239.