| Algal species | Family | Compound (bioactivity) | Growth rate1 (% d-1) | Distribution2 |
| Ahnfeltia plicata (Ap) | Ahnfeltiaceae | Agar4 | n.d.3 | NA, SA, NP, SP, AO |
| Chondrus crispus (Cc) | Gigartinaceae | Carrageenan, β-carotene5 | 1.5 - 2.6 (% week-1)11, 612 | NA, BS |
| Delesseria sanguinea (Ds) | Delesseriaceae | Sulphated polysaccharide (anti-inflammatory)6 | 113 | NA, BS |
| Dilsea carnosa (Dc) | Dumontiaceae | (Anti-fungal)7 | n.d. | NA, NP, BS |
| Furcellaria lumbricalis (Fl) | Furcellariaceae | Furcellaran | 1.1 2.714 | NA, BS, IO |
| Gracilaria vermiculophylla (Gv) | Gracilariaceae | Agar5, lectin, tocopherol, phycobiliproteins5 | 6 15 | NA, NP, MS, SP, |
| Odonthalia dentata (Od) | Rhodomelaceae | (Anti-fungal)7 | n.d. | NA, AO, NP |
| Palmaria palmata (Pp) | Palmariaceae | Protein5, xylans8, kainic acid9, β-carotene5 | 8.916 | NA, SA, NP, SP, AO, BS |
| Phycodrys rubens (Pr) | Delesseriaceae | Sterols1, Carotenoids18 | 0.116, 1 - 217 | NA, NP, BS |