Parameters | Red algae | Green algae |
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G. salicornia | D. simplex | E. compressa | S. muticum | CD at 5% | |
Chlorophyll-a (mg/g FW) | 0.91 ± 0.003 | 0.79 ± 0.004 | 2.18 ± 0.073 | 1.82 ± 0.087 | 0.035 |
Chlorophyll-b (mg/g FW) | 0.45 ± 0.006 | 0.38 ± 0.018 | 0.41 ± 0.002 | 0.29 ± 0.011 | 0.029 |
Total chlorophyll (mg/g FW) | 1.36 ± 0.021 | 1.17 ± 0.017 | 2.59 ± 0.035 | 2.11 ± 0.019 | 0.0062 |
Chlorophyll a:b | 2.02 ± 0.018 | 2.08 ± 0.042 | 5.31 ± 0.061 | 6.28 ± 0.028 | 0.0019 |
Carotenoids (µg/g FW) | 15.37 ± 1.47 | 14.08 ± 2.16 | 10.62 ± 1.52 | 11.54 ± 2.10 | 0.271 |
Phycocyanin (mg/g FW) | 0.086 ± 0.002 | 0.072 ± 0.001 | 0.042 ± 0.002 | 0.051 ± 0.001 | 0.0004 |
Phycoerythrin (mg/g FW) | 1.93 ± 0.036 | 1.65 ± 0.017 | 0.86 ± 0.012 | 0.91 ± 0.004 | 0.0057 |