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]

Isochrysis galbana
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Clade:	Diaphoretickes
Phylum:	Haptista
Subphylum:	Haptophytina
Class:	Coccolithophyceae
Order:	Isochrysidales
Family:	Isochrysidaceae
Genus:	Isochrysis
Species:	I. galbana
Binomial name
Isochrysis galbana Parke

References

1. Guiry MD, Guiry GM, eds. (2024). "Isochrysis Parke, 1949". AlgaeBase. National University of Ireland, Galway. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
2. The hatchery culture of bivalves: a practical manual. FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department. 2004. p. 201. ISBN 9251052247.
3. Kim, Sang Min; Kang, Suk-Woo; Kwon, O-Nam; Chung, Donghwa; Pan, Cheol-Ho (2012). "Fucoxanthin as a major carotenoid in Isochrysis aff. galbana: Characterization of extraction for commercial application". Journal of the Korean Society for Applied Biological Chemistry. 55 (4): 477–483. doi:10.1007/s13765-012-2108-3.
4. EP 2168570A2, Herrmann, Martina; Joppe, Holger & Pertile, Paolo et al., "Extracts of isochrysis sp", published Mar 31, 2010, issued Dec 25, 2013
5. Fang, Jingping; et al. (2020-09-01). "The complete chloroplast genome of Isochrysis galbana and comparison with related haptophyte species". Algal Research. 50: 101989. doi:10.1016/j.algal.2020.101989. S2CID 225214960.

External links

• Liu, Ching-Piao & Lin, Liang-Ping (2001). "Ultrastructural study and lipid formation of Isochrysis sp. CCMP1324" (PDF). Botanical Bulletin of Academia Sinica. 42: 207–214.
• Bougaran, G (2003). "Transient initial phase in continuous culture of Isochrysis galbana affinis Tahiti". Aquatic Living Resources. 16 (4): 389–394. doi:10.1016/S0990-7440(03)00053-6.
• www.irishscientist.ie Marine microalgae as a source of w3 fatty acids
• Hobson, L. A.; Hartley, F. A.; Ketcham, D. E. (1979). "Effects of Variations in Daylength and Temperature on Net Rates of Photosynthesis, Dark Respiration, and Excretion by Isochrysis galbana Parke". Plant Physiology. 63 (5): 947–951. doi:10.1104/pp.63.5.947. PMC 542949. PMID 16660842.
• Fraser, Thomas Colin Michael; Qi, Baoxiu; Elhussein, Salah; Chatrattanakunchai, Sunantha; Stobart, Allan Keith; Lazarus, Colin Michael (2004). "Expression of the Isochrysis C18-Δ9 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Specific Elongase Component Alters Arabidopsis Glycerolipid Profiles". Plant Physiology. 135 (2): 859–866. doi:10.1104/pp.104.038984. PMC 514121.