The four groups marine algae are classified into: Red Algae, Brown Algae, Green Algae & Diatoms.The most common name for marine algae is "seaweed". Seaweeds are popularly described as plants, but only red and green algae belong to the kingdom Plantae (in biology, all true plants belong to the kingdom Plantae).. Algal Strains suitable for Marine cultivation includes,
See the following sections in Cultivation of Algae in Marine environment: