Nutritional Freshwater Life
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Basal cells are infrequent with rhizoidal
holdfasts. Cells are uninucleate and chloroplasts are from 1 to 15 per cell. Plastids are ribbon-like, coiled. Cytoplasmic
strands support centrally located nucleus
within central vacuole. The oil derived
from this species may be more suitable to
utilize as a food source (such as supplements) (Andini, 2009).
Nutritional Facts
Proximate Composition (% DM)
Protein
CHO a
Lipids
6–20
33–64
11–21
a Carbohydrate.
Source: Data from Becker (2006).
Fatty Acid Composition (% DM)
14:0
2.6
16:0
48.2
16:1
10.8
18:0
1.1
18:1
9.1
18:2
8.4
18:3
16.0
18:4
0.9
20:0
0.9
20:4
0.6
20:5
0.6
22:0
0.6
22:6
0.2
Source: Data from Iyanova et  al.
(2002).
PhyLuM: haPtoPhyta (CoCCoLithoPhoridS)
Diacronema vlkianum Prauser 1958
Phylum: Haptophyta
Class: Pavlovophyceae
Order: Pavlovales
Family: Pavlovaceae
Common name: Microalga.
Distribution: Europe: Britain (AlgaeBase).
Habitat: Freshwater/marine species.
Description: This species has both
mobile and nonsymmetric cells.  Cells
of this species are orbiculate to heart