Table 1: The growth characteristics of the Selenastraceae strains under study in comparison with the known producer of biomass Chlorella vulgaris Beijr.

Species	Strains of IBASU-A	Growth Characteristics
		Maximal Cell Concentration (B), Cells mL-1	Specific Growth Rate (µ), Day-1	Productivity (P), Cells mL-1∙Day-1
Monoraphidium griffithii (Berk.) Komárk.-Legner.	364. 493	80-82·106	0.24	21.0-21.5·106
M. minutum (Nägeli) Komárk.-Legner.	574	248·106	1.4	72.5·106
Monoraphidium sp.	377	248·106	0.36	37.4
Raphidocelis subcapitata (Korschikov) Nygaard et al.	358. 360	142-168·106	1.01-1.04	37.4-41.7·106
Selenastrum gracile Reinsch	317. 580	56.4-71.6·106	0.64-0.78	18.2-25.0·106
Chlorela vulgaris Beijr.	189	220·106	0.9	65.5·106