Background:　Fucoxanthin　is　a　carotenoid　found　in　seaweed.　Its　unique　chemical　structure　gives　it　a　variety　of　properties.　Thus　fucoxanthin　have　attracted　the　attention　of　companies　and　researchers.　Methods:　Scientific　papers　were　collected　from　the　database.　Duplicates　and　unavailable　literature　were　excluded　first.　Then　the　remaining　literature　was　categorized　for　referencing　in　the　review.　Results:　This　article　contains　a　summary　of　the　microalgae　species　producing　fucoxanthin　and　their　progress　in　breeding　and　cultivation　modes.　Additionally,　the　review　summarized　the　progress　of　research　on　physiological　activities　and　organized　the　experimental　models　used　in　these　studies.　Conclusions:　These　present　findings　may　provide　information　for　the　upstream　production　of　fucoxanthin　from　algal　species　selection　to　process　optimization.　The　analysis　of　the　physiological　activity　results　will　help　advance　subsequent　physiological　and　biochemical　experiments.　Furthermore,　it　intends　to　pique　researchers’　enthusiasm　for　fucoxanthin　and　enrich　related　research　data　to　accelerate　the　development　of　this　natural　product.　Copyright　©　2024　Gong,　Ma,　Yan　and　Wang.