Notes: target (A. monilatum), toxins, 33 spp. in genus, armored dinoflagellate, worldwide, 20-50um ²

HAB
20-50 µm(L)

Description of alexandrium ³

Goniodomid dinoflagellate, rounded or angular body; cingulum median but displaced by one width on right ventral side; nucleus median and u-shaped; chloroplasts present; some species form chains; many species produce PSP toxins.

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1. (c) GTM NERR, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), https://www.flickr.com/photos/gtmnerr/24567583326/
2. (c) GTMResearchReserve, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
3. (c) Unknown, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/5694964

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