| Microalgae Species | Oil Content % by Dry Weight |
| Botryococcus braunii | 25 - 73 |
| Chorella sp. | 28 - 32 |
| Crpthecodinuim cohnii | 20 |
| Cylindrotheca sp. | 16 - 34 |
| Dunaliella primotecta | 23 |
| Isochrysis sp. | 25 - 33 |
| Monallanthus saline | 20 |
| Nannochloropsis salina | 31 - 68 |
| Neochioris oleoabundans | 35 - 54 |
| Nitzschia sp. | 45 - 47 |
| Phaeodactylum tricorutum | 20 - 30 |
| Schizohytrium sp. | 50 - 77 |
| Tetraselmis sueice | 15 - 23 |