''Chattonella'' is a genus of marine raphidophytes associated with red tides. A technique using

monoclonal antibodies A monoclonal antibody (mAb, more rarely called moAb) is an antibody produced from a cell Lineage made by cloning a unique white blood cell. All subsequent antibodies derived this way trace back to a unique parent cell. Monoclonal antibodies ca ...

can be used to identify the genus, while the RAPD reaction can be used to distinguish between different species within the genus. It includes the species ''Chattonella antiqua'', a bloom forming alga responsible for large scale fish deaths due to the synthesis of toxic compounds related to

brevetoxin Brevetoxin (PbTx), or brevetoxins, are a suite of cyclic polyether compounds produced naturally by a species of dinoflagellate known as ''Karenia brevis''. Brevetoxins are neurotoxins that bind to voltage-gated sodium channels in nerve cells, le ...

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Heterokont genera Ochrophyta {{Heterokont-stub