Higher Classification: > Kingdom Chromista > Subkingdom Harosa > Infrakingdom Alveolata > Phylum Myzozoa > Subphylum Dinozoa > Infraphylum Dinoflagellata > Class Dinophyceae > Order Gonyaulacales > Family Gonyaulacaceae

Alexandrium Halim, 1960

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Gessnerium*	Halim ex Halim, 1967	synonym

Children

Alexandrium affine (H.Inoue & Y.Fukuyo) Balech, 1995
Alexandrium balechii (Steidinger) F.J.R.Taylor, 1979
Alexandrium foedum Balech, 1990
Alexandrium fundyense Balech, 1985
Alexandrium leei Balech, 1985
Alexandrium minutum Halim, 1960
Alexandrium monilatum (J.F.Howell) Balech, 1995
Alexandrium ostenfeldii (Paulsen) Balech & Tangen, 1985
Alexandrium pseudogonyaulax (Biecheler) Horiguchi ex Kita & Fukuyo, 1992
Alexandrium tamarense (Lebour) Balech, 1995
Alexandrium taylori Balech, 1994

Literature

basis of record	Gómez, F., 2005. A list of free-living dinoflagellate species in the world’s oceans. Acta Bot. Croat. 64 (1), 129-212.
additional source	Algaebase
additional source	Brandt, S. (2001). Dinoflagellates, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 47-53

Genbank

Taxonomy

Published in AlgaeBase

External Links

GenBank
GBIF

Citation

Guiry, Michael D. (2014). Alexandrium. In: Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2014). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway (taxonomic information republished from AlgaeBase with permission of M.D. Guiry). In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:109470