Spirulina (dietary supplement)

Spirulina is a biomass of cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) that can be consumed by humans and animals. The three species are Arthrospira platensis, A. fusiformis, and A. maxima.

Cultivated worldwide, Arthrospira is used as a dietary supplement or whole food.^[1] It is also used as a feed supplement in the aquaculture, aquarium, and poultry industries.^[2]

^ "Blue-green algae". MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine, US National Institutes of Health. 3 August 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
^ Vonshak, A. (ed.). Spirulina platensis (Arthrospira): Physiology, Cell-biology and Biotechnology. London: Taylor & Francis, 1997.^{[ISBN missing]}

[medline-plus-1] "Blue-green algae". MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine, US National Institutes of Health. 3 August 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2023.

[vonshak-2] Vonshak, A. (ed.). Spirulina platensis (Arthrospira): Physiology, Cell-biology and Biotechnology. London: Taylor & Francis, 1997.^{[ISBN missing]}

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