Nanophytoplankton Nanophytoplankton Nanophytoplankton are particularly small phytoplankton with sizes between 2 and 20 µm. They are the autotrophic part of nanoplankton. Like other phytoplankton, nanophytoplankton are microscopic organisms that obtain energy through the process of photosynthesis and must therefore live in the upper sunlit layer of ocean or other bodies of water. These microscopic free-floating organisms, including algae, and cyanobacteria, fix large amounts of carbon which would otherwise be released as carbon dioxide.. The term nanophytoplankton is derived from the far more widely used term nannoplankton/nanoplankton. Phytoplankton form the beginning of the food chain for aquatic animals. Zooplankton and krill feed
Dunaliella strain is reported to have oil yield of about 37% (organic basis). "D. tertiolecta" is a fast-growing strain and that means it has a high CO sequestration rate as well. Dunaliella Dunaliella is a genus of the algae family Dunaliellaceae. "Dunaliella" sp. are motile, unicellular, rod to ovoid shaped (9−11 µm) green algae (Chlorophyceae), which are common in marine waters. The organisms are relatively simple to cultivate and do not clump or form chains. The best-known species is the extremely salt tolerant "Dunaliella salina" Teodor. A new species of "Dunaliella" was discovered in the Atacama Desert in 2010. It is