Genus of algae
Chatonella
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Chatonella
Biecheler 1936
Type species
Chatonella subsalsa Biecheler 1936
Species
?C. harima Okaichi
C. antiqua (Hada 1974) Ono 1980
C. marina (Subrahmanyan 1954) Hara & Chihara 1982
C. minima Hara & Chihara 1994
C. ovata Hara & Chihara 1994
C. subsalsa Biecheler 1936
Synonyms
Hornellia Subrahmanyan 1954 non Walker 1904
Hemieutreptia Hada 1974
Chattonella is a genus of the marine class raphidophytes associated with red tides and can be found in the phylum Heterokontophyta in stramenopiles .[ 1] These unicellular flagellates are found in brackish ecosystems. The genus Chattonella is composed of five species: C. subsalsa , C. antiqua , C. marina , C. minima , and C. ovata .[ 2]
^ Imai, Ichiro; Yamaguchi, Mineo (2012-02-01). "Life cycle, physiology, ecology and red tide occurrences of the fish-killing raphidophyte Chattonella " . Harmful Algae . Harmful Algae--The requirement for species-specific information. 14 : 46–70. doi :10.1016/j.hal.2011.10.014 . ISSN 1568-9883 .
^ Demura, Mikihide; Noël, Mary-Hélène; Kasai, Fumie; Watanabe, Makoto M.; Kawachi, Masanobu (November 2009). "Taxonomic revision of Chattonella antiqua , C. marina and C. ovata (Raphidophyceae) based on their morphological characteristics and genetic diversity" . Phycologia . 48 (6): 518–535. doi :10.2216/08-98.1 . ISSN 0031-8884 . S2CID 85252183 .