Growth of Tetraselmis viridis (Rouchijajnen) R.E.Norris, Hori & Chihara 1980 in the greenhouse pool under natural light and aeration

Abstract

The article presents the results of experimental evidence of the possibility of inexpensive mass cultivation of the Black Sea microalgae Tetraselmis viridis Rouch. The experiments were carried out in batch culture in pools under natural light and carbon supply by mixing and air aeration of the culture without additional supply of carbon dioxide. For 8 cm of the illuminated layer of the culture, the density of about 50 g (dry weight)/m2 or 88 billion cells/m2, with the productivity of 14.4 g (dry mass) m-2day-1 or 19 billion cells m-2day-1 has been reached.