Description of two new species Chattonella tenuiplastida sp. nov. and Chattonella malayana sp. nov. (Raphidophyceae) from South China Sea, with a report of wild fish mortality

• Main Authors: Lum, Wai Mun, Lim, Hong Chang, Lau, Winnie Lik Sing, Law, Ing Kuo, Teng, Sing Tung, Benico, Garry, Leong, Sandric Chee Yew, Takahashi, Kazuya, Gu, Haifeng, Lirdwitayaprasit, Thaithaworn, Leaw, Chui Pin, Lim, Po Teen, Iwataki, Mitsunori
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2022
• Subjects: QH301 Biology
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/41067/

Fisheries damage caused by Chattonella red tide has been recorded in Southeast Asia. Molecular studies have clarified the presence of two species, Chattonella marina complex and Chattonella subsalsa in the region, unlike East Asia that had only C. marina complex. To elucidate the phylogeography of C...