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The two taxa, P. rubescens and P. agardhii, which are variously considered a single or two species, both produce microcystins (e.g. Kurmayer et al. 2005; Yéprémian et al. 2007; Pawlik-Skowrońska et al. 2008°

Kurmayer, R., Christiansen, G., Gumpenberger, M. & Fastner, J. (2005). Genetic identification of microcystin ecotypes in toxic cyanobacteria of the genus <i>Planktothrix</i>. <em>Microbiology 151, 1525-1533.</em>  

Yéprémian, C.; Gugger, M. F.; Briand, E.; Catherine, A.; Berger, C.; Quiblier, C.; Bernard, C. (2007). Microcystin ecotypes in a perennial Planktothrix agardhii bloom. <em>Water Research.</em> 41(19): 4446-4456. 

Pawlik-Skowrońska, B.; Pirszel, J.; Kornijów, R. (2008). Spatial and temporal variation in microcystin concentrations during perennial bloom of Planktothrix agardhii in a hypertrophic lake. <em>Annales de Limnologie - International Journal of Limnology.</em> 44(2): 145-150. Available for editors   [request]