Why select Marine Phytoplankton over other algae such as chlorella and spirulina?
Marine Phytoplankton is the origin of all plankton. It has pigments that are unique to marine phytoplankton which no other plant material has. It is these pigments that scientists are looking at to find out why they are so beneficial to health. Also, spirulina and chlorella grow in fresh water. Phytoplankton, on the other hand, grows in the ocean and therefore contains an array of minerals and other nutritional elements not found in fresh water algae. Spirulina is blue-green algae and therefore is actually classified as Cyanobacteria. It is a simple, one-celled form of algae that grows in warm freshwater environments. Even though Spirulina is distantly related to the kelp algae, it is not a sea plant. The freshwater ponds and lakes it favors are notably more alkaline than ordinary lakes and cannot sustain any other forms of microorganisms. Spirulina is much like terrestrial plants except that it does not have a cellulose cell wall. Chlorella is a form of unicellular green algae found i
