Microcystaceae - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Microcystaceae is family of cyanobacterial life which contains the harmful algal bloom Microcystis aeruginosa
Microcystis aeruginosa
Microcystis aeruginosa is a species of freshwater cyanobacteria which can form harmful algal blooms that are of economic and ecological importance...

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Characteristics

The family is characterized by single, floating cells or colonies which are embedded to a matrix. There is also a lack of differentiation between apical and basal structures.

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