Zoanthids of the genus Palythoa are distributed worldwide in shallow waters around coral reefs. Like all cnidarians. they possess nematocysts that contain a large diversity of toxins that paralyze their prey. This work was aimed at isolating and functionally characterizing a cnidarian neurotoxic phospholipase named A2-PLTX-Pcb1a for the first time. https://www.pipingrockers.shop/product-category/dmae/