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Marine biotoxins are toxins produced by certain algae that accumulate in fish and shellfish consumed by humans. There are five main types of marine biotoxins - ciguatoxin, paralytic shellfish toxins, diarrhetic shellfish toxins, amnesic shellfish toxins, and neurotoxic shellfish toxins - each produced by a different type of algae and causing distinct symptoms in humans. Biotoxins accumulate in filter-feeding shellfish and can cause illnesses like paralytic shellfish poisoning, diarrhetic shellfish poisoning

Author
Tasnim Richi
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