Kingdom Plantae Class Chlorophyceae Genus Neochloris Rank Species | Division Chlorophyta Family Chlorococcaceae Scientific name Neochloris oleoabundans Order Chlamydomonadales | |
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Similar Neochloris, Botryococcus braunii, Nannochloropsis, Botryococcus, Phaeodactylum tricornutum | ||
Neochloris oleoabundans is a microalga belonging in the class Chlorophyceae. Due to its high lipid content, it has been considered as a candidate organism for cosmetics and biofuel production, as well as feed stock for freshwater mussels.
Neochloris was first isolated from a sand dune in Saudi Arabia by S. Chantanachat sometime between 1958-1962.
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