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Isochrysis galbana is a microalga. It is the type species of the genus Isochrysis. It is an outstanding food for various bivalve larvae. and is now widely cultured for use in the bivalve aquaculture industry, to feed juvenile fish and crustaceans.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Chromalveolata
Phylum: Haptophyta
Class: Prymnesiophyceae
Order: Isochrysidales
Family: Isochrysidaceae
Genus: Isochrysis
Species: I. galbana
Binomial name
Isochrysis galbana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Chromalveolata
Phylum: Haptophyta
Class: Prymnesiophyceae
Order: Isochrysidales
Family: Isochrysidaceae
Genus: Isochrysis
Species: I. galbana
Binomial name
Isochrysis galbana