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Microcystis floating colonies in an Erlenmeyer flask. As the etymological derivation implies, Microcystis is characterized by small cells (a few micrometers in diameter), possessing gas-filled vesicles (also lacking individual sheaths). [2]
A range of microalgae species are produced in hatcheries and are used in a variety of ways for commercial purposes, including for human nutrition, [19] as biofuel, [20] in the aquaculture of other organisms, [21] in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics, [22] and as biofertiliser. [23]