Alexandrium ostenfeldii
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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]
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Alexandrium ostenfeldii | |
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Scientific 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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