http://www.oilgae.com/blog/2009/06/philippines-quest-for-biodiesel-from.html Blog for discussing oil, biodiesel & fuel production from algae. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:48:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.oilgae.com/blog/2009/06/philippines-quest-for-biodiesel-from.html/comment-page-1#comment-13033 chlorella Mon, 27 Jun 2011 09:49:00 +0000 http://oilgae.com/blog/?p=1116#comment-13033 While chlorella is a well known nutritional supplement in Japan and many countries in South East Asia, it is still relatively unknown in Europe, where there is a degree of confusion over the different types of chlorella that are available.  In fact, this confusion has been shared by consumers and scientists alike in the past.  This is due to the similarity in the different strains of chlorella which has led to problems classifying them.  Classification is normally done on the basis of cell size, cell shape, biochemical and physiological characteristics.  However, as these factors aren't consistent across members of the same chlorella species, it is often difficult to know exactly which species of chlorella a sample is.  There are in fact over 100 types of chlorella, so the common perception that chlorella is only available asChlorella Vulgaris and Chlorella Pyrenoidosa is a gross over-simplification.  In fact, some chlorella researchers have even removed Chlorella Pyrenoidosa as a classification, arguing that this particular strain of chlorella is simply a collection of different types of chlorella that have been misclassified and subsequently classified as other non-chlorella species. While chlorella is a well known
nutritional supplement in Japan and many countries in South East Asia, it is
still relatively unknown in Europe, where there is a degree of confusion over
the different types of chlorella that are available.  In fact,
this confusion has been shared by consumers and scientists alike in the
past.  This is due to the similarity in the different strains
of chlorella which has led to problems classifying them. 
Classification is normally done on the basis of cell size, cell shape, biochemical
and physiological characteristics.  However, as these factors aren’t
consistent across members of the same chlorella species, it is often
difficult to know exactly which species of chlorella a sample
is.  There are in fact over 100 types of chlorella, so the common perception
that chlorella is only available asChlorella Vulgaris
and Chlorella Pyrenoidosa is a gross over-simplification.  In
fact, some chlorella researchers have even
removed Chlorella Pyrenoidosa as a classification, arguing that this
particular strain of chlorella is simply a collection of different
types of chlorella that have been misclassified
and subsequently classified as other non-chlorella species.

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