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Spirulina is the common name of the cyanobacteria Arthrospira plantensis.  It is commonly found all around the world making it one of the rare endemic strains of the Earth.  It is also an extremophile for pH, it does very well at pH ranges up to 10.5.  Spirulina is commonly used as a food or nutraceutical for humans and animals.  It contains the pigment phycocyanin which is a water soluble phycobilin or photosynthetic protein.  It is shaped as a beautiful helical colony called a tricome. 

Chlorella is a genus of single-cell green algae belonging to the phylum Chlorophyta. It is spherical in shape, about 2 to 10 μm in diameter, and is without flagella. Chlorella contains the green photosynthetic pigments chlorophyll-a and -b in its chloroplast. Through photosynthesis, it multiplies rapidly, requiring only carbon dioxide, water, sunlight, and a small amount of minerals to reproduce. 

Nannochloropsis is a genus of alga within the heterokont line of eukaryotes. While they can be found in fresh and brackish waters, Nannochloropsis widely occurs in saltwater world-wide. Some Nannochloropsis species have been shown to be suitable for algal biofuel production and is popular for use in aquaculture feed and dietary supplements. Nannochloropsis is a bulldog of an algae strain, It is great for science projects as it stays in suspensionand is dificult to kill.