Micro-alga belonging to genus Navicula, process for production of oil by culture of the micro-alga, and oil collected from the micro-alga

摘要

Disclosed are: a micro-alga highly capable of producing an aliphatic hydrocarbon having 16 to 26 carbon atoms; a process for producing an oil, which comprises a step of culturing the micro-alga; an oil collected from the micro-alga; a fuel produced from the micro-alga; and a method for fixing carbon dioxide, which comprises a step of culturing the micro-alga. Specifically disclosed is a micro-alga which is capable of producing an aliphatic hydrocarbon having 16 to 26 carbon atoms and belongs to the genus Navicula. More specifically disclosed is a micro-alga, Navicula oiliticus, strain JPCC DA0580 (FERM BP-11201).