Dunaliella salina, Saltpool whip-alga

Dunaliella salina   (Dunal) Teodoresco

Saltpool whip-alga
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Prasinophyceae | Dunalliellales | Polyblepharidaceae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Pelagic.  Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Western Indian Ocean: Kuwait, Eastern Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 0.0 cm WD male/unsexed; (Ref. 801)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Size ranges from 0.0004 cm to 0.0005 cm in diameter. It is an important source of beta carotene utilised by food and aquaculture industry (Ref. 801). It is common in high saline pools and lagoons, and forms dense blooms turning the water reddish brown in color (Ref. 801).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Guiry, M.D. and G.M. Guiry. 2009. (Ref. 80701)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).

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