It can be grown as a foodstock in aquaculture, being amenable to species such as rotifers of the genus Brachionus.

T. suecica proved to have cytotoxic effects on HL-60, MCF-7 and NCI-H460 tumor cells and antioxidant activity.

Therefore, they could offer greater benefits as possible natural nutraceuticals for the pharmaceutical industry.

More studies are necessary to identify the specific bioactive fractions of each EPS[2] Adarme-Vegas et al. (2014)[3] state that a reduction in biomass of Tetraselmis spp.

Salinity had no effect on the percentage of EPA or total Fatty Acid production.