Alexandrium ostenfeldii

Species of single-celled organism

Alexandrium ostenfeldii

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

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]

## References

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1. ^ Cembella, A. D.; Lewis, N. I.; Quilliam, M. A. (2000). "The marine dinoflagellate Alexandrium ostenfeldii (Dinophyceae) as the causative organism of spirolide shellfish toxins". Phycologia. 39 (1): 67–74. Bibcode:2000Phyco..39...67C. doi:10.2216/i0031-8884-39-1-67.1. S2CID 86509015.
2. ^ Kremp, Anke; Lindholm, Tore; Dreßler, Nicole; Erler, Katrin; Gerdts, Gunnar; Eirtovaara, Sanna; Leskinen, Elina (2009). "Bloom forming Alexandrium ostenfeldii (Dinophyceae) in shallow waters of the Åland Archipelago, Northern Baltic Sea". Harmful Algae. 8 (2): 318–328. doi:10.1016/j.hal.2008.07.004.
3. ^ "Identifying Harmful Marine Dinoflagellates - Alexandrium ostenfeldii / Department of Botany, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 1 December 2017.

Taxon identifiers

Alexandrium ostenfeldii|

* Wikidata: Q48999302
* AlgaeBase: 52069
* EUNIS: 29712
* GBIF: 7910173
* iNaturalist: 712758
* IRMNG: 10008526
* ITIS: 573527
* NBN: NHMSYS0021057756
* NCBI: 40986
* NZOR: 00f31f75-9eac-4bde-9acd-e8558f5eba79
* Observation.org: 191850
* OBIS: 109712
* Open Tree of Life: 126544
* SeaLifeBase: 126896
* WoRMS: 109712