Alexandrium monilatum
| Alexandrium monilatum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Myzozoa |
| Superclass: | Dinoflagellata |
| Class: | Dinophyceae |
| Order: | Gonyaulacales |
| Family: | Ostreopsidaceae |
| Genus: | Alexandrium |
| Species: | A. monilatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Alexandrium monilatum (J.F.Howell) Balech | |
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Alexandrium monilatum is a species of armored, photosynthetic, marine dinoflagellates. It produces toxins that, when present in high concentrations as "red tides", can kill fish and reduce growth rates of shellfish.
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