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 | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Myzozoa |
| Superclass: | Dinoflagellata |
| Class: | Dinophyceae |
| Order: | Gonyaulacales |
| Family: | Ostreopsidaceae |
| Genus: | Alexandrium |
| Species: | A. ostenfeldii
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| Binomial name | |
| Alexandrium ostenfeldii (Paulsen) Balech & Tangen
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References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Identifying Harmful Marine Dinoflagellates - Alexandrium ostenfeldii / Department of Botany, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 1 December 2017.