Alexandrium ostenfeldii

Alexandrium ostenfeldii, also known as the sea fire, is a species of dinoflagellates. It is among the group of Alexandrium species that produce toxins causing paralytic shellfish poisoning.[1] These organisms have been found in the Baltic Sea.[2][3]

Alexandrium ostenfeldii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain:Eukaryota
Clade:Diaphoretickes
Clade:SAR
Clade:Alveolata
Phylum:Myzozoa
Superclass:Dinoflagellata
Class:Dinophyceae
Order:Gonyaulacales
Family:Ostreopsidaceae
Genus:Alexandrium
Species:
A. ostenfeldii
Binomial name
Alexandrium ostenfeldii
(Paulsen) Balech & Tangen

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