Parameters

Red algae

Green algae

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