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

^ Cembella, A. D.; Lewis, N. I.; Quilliam, M. A. (2000). "The marine dinoflagellate Alexandrium ostenfeldii (Dinophyceae) as the causative organism of spirolide shellfish toxins". International Phycological Society. 39: 67–74. 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.

[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". International Phycological Society. 39: 67–74. 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.

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