Chattonella

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]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.