Chattonella

Chatonella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
(unranked):	SAR
Superphylum:	Heterokonta
Phylum:	Ochrophyta
Class:	Raphidophyceae
Order:	Chattonellales
Family:	Chattonellaceae
Genus:	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. 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.

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