Alexandrium ostenfeldii

Alexandrium ostenfeldii
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
(unranked):	SAR
(unranked):	Alveolata
Phylum:	Dinoflagellata
Class:	Dinophyceae
Order:	Gonyaulacales
Suborder:	Gonyaulacaceae
Genus:	Alexandrium
Species:	A. ostenfeldii
Binomial name
	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 cause paralytic shellfish poisoning.[1] These organisms have been found in the Baltic Sea.[2][3]

References

"The marine dinoflagellate Alexandrium ostenfeldii (Dinophyceae) as the causative organism of spirolide shellfish toxins". International Phycological Society. doi:10.2216/i0031-8884-39-1-67.1.
"Bloom forming Alexandrium ostenfeldii (Dinophyceae) in shallow waters of the Åland Archipelago, Northern Baltic Sea". 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.

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[1] "The marine dinoflagellate Alexandrium ostenfeldii (Dinophyceae) as the causative organism of spirolide shellfish toxins". International Phycological Society. doi:10.2216/i0031-8884-39-1-67.1.

[2] "Bloom forming Alexandrium ostenfeldii (Dinophyceae) in shallow waters of the Åland Archipelago, Northern Baltic Sea". 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.