Microalgal-based feed: promising alternative feedstocks for livestock and poultry production

Table 2 Common carotenoids found in microalgae

Carotenoids	Microalgal Species	References
β-carotene	Dunaliella salina and D.bardawil	[25]
Astaxanthin	Haematococcus pluvialis, Chlorella zofingiensis	[26]
Lutein	Scenedesmus almeriensis	[25]
Canthaxanthin	Chlorella zofingiensis	[52]
Lycopene	Chlorella marina	[53]
Fucoxanthin	Phaeodactylum tricornutum	[54]
Zeaxanthin	Microcystis aeruginosa	[55]
Alloxanthin	Cryptomonar ovata	[56]
Antheraxanthin	Chrysophaera magna	[57]
Violoxanthin neoxanthin	Chlorella vulgaris, Scenedesmus quadricauda, Neochloris oleoabundans, C. protothecoides	[58]
Peridinin	Dinophyta	[59]

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