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stigmasterol
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beta sitosterol
MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA
(KUTZING) KUTZING, 1846
Phylum: Cyanobacteria Class: Cyanophyceae
Order: Chroococcales Family: Microcystaceae
Distribution: Central Asia, Southeast Asia, Southwest Asia, Australia, New
Zealand, North America, South America
Habitat: Eutrophic freshwater habitats
Description: The small planktonic cells of this species form harmful algal
blooms. These cells, which lack an individual sheath, form spherical or irreg-
ularly shaped and perforated colonies. The colonies may be light blue-green,
dark, or brown due to the presence of gas-illed vesicles in their cells.
