Alexandrium tamarense facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Alexandrium tamarense |
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| Scientific classification | |
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SAR
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| Class: |
Dinophyceae
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| Order: |
Gonyaulacales
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| Suborder: |
Gonyaulaceae
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| Genus: |
Alexandrium
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| Species: |
A. tamarense
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| Binomial name | |
| Alexandrium tamarense |
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Alexandrium tamarense is a dinoflagellate. It produces the neurotoxin saxitoxin. This toxin causes the human illness paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP).
Alexandrium tamarense often occurs in Mediterranean coastal waters.
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