Table 1 Details of the four Microcystis species used in the current study.

From: Species-dependent variation in sensitivity of Microcystis species to copper sulfate: implication in algal toxicity of copper and controls of blooms

Species

Code

Culture collection

Origin

Morphology

M. aeruginosa

1343

FACHB

Lake Taihu, China

Unicellular

M. wesenbergii

1324

FACHB

Lake Taihu, China

Unicellular

M. flos-aquae

1272

FACHB

Lake Taihu, China

Unicellular

M. viridis

1337

FACHB

Lake Dianchi, China

Unicellular