HOW MANY SPECIES OF ALGAE ARE THERE?

By Michael Guiry. Journal of Phycology, 2012

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Species concepts and speciation factors in cyanobacteria, with connection to the problems of diversity and classification (2015, background): “Estimates of the current cyanobacterial biodiversity range from 2000 (Sant´Anna et al. 2006) to 8000 (Guiry 2012).”
Insights into global diatom distribution and diversity in the world’s ocean (2016, background): “Most recent estimates range from 12,000 to 30,000 species (14, 15).”
Macroalgae as a sustainable aquafeed ingredient (2019, background): “It has been estimated that 28,000 macroalgae species are known to exist (Guiry, 2012).”
The number of known plants species in the world and its annual increase (2016, background): “…& Stotler 2000), 200–250 hornworts (Anthocerotophyta; Villarreal et al. 2010), 12,700 mosses (Bryophyta; Crosby et al. 1999; Cox et al. 2014), ca 44,000 algae (Guiry 2012; although number is likely to be much higher), amounts to a total of ca 374,000 (~374,262) plant species worldwide.”
Light and photosynthetic microalgae: A review of cellular- and molecular-scale optical processes (2018, background): “The term 'microalgae' include highly diverse groups such as green algae, diatoms, dinoflagellates, and coccolithophores, and consist of an unknown number of species estimated to be tens or even hundreds of thousands (De Clerck et al. 2013; Guiry 2012; Mata et al. 2010).”
The dark side of algae cultivation: Characterizing night biomass loss in three photosynthetic algae, Chlorella sorokiniana, Nannochloropsis salina and Picochlorum sp. (2015, background): “Algae as a polyphyletic group are extremely diverse [4] and therefore selecting candidates for industrial biomass production has been a formidable task.”
Non-enclosure methods for non-suspended microalgae cultivation: literature review and research needs (2015, background): “There are a large number of microalgae species with 30,000 species discovered and an estimate of possible 70,000 species [34].”
Exploring Valuable Lipids in Diatoms (2017, background): “Over 8000 species are recorded worldwide in fresh water and oceans and it was estimated that there are 20,000–200,000 extant diatom species in the world (Mann and Droop, 1996; Appeltans et al., 2012; Guiry, 2012).”