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

Alexandrium tamarense (Lebour) Balech, 1995

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Alexandrium*	Halim, 1960	accepted genus name
*Gessnerium*	Halim ex Halim, 1967	synonym

Species group names

*Gonyaulax tamarensis*	Lebour, 1925	basionym
*Gonyaulax excavata*	(Braarud) Balech, 1971	synonym
*Gonyaulax tamarensis*	Lebour, 1925	synonym
*Gonyaulax tamarensis var. excavata*	T.Braarud, 1945	synonym

Literature

original description	Lebour, M.V. 1992. The Dinoflagellates of Northern Seas. Mar. Biol. Ass., Plymouth. 250 pp.
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
additional source	Moestrup, Ø., Akselman, R., Cronberg, G., Elbraechter, M., Fraga, S., Halim, Y., Hansen, G., Hoppenrath, M., Larsen, J., Lundholm, N., Nguyen, L. N., Zingone, A. (Eds) (2009 onwards). IOC-UNESCO Taxonomic Reference List of Harmful Micro Algae.
additional source	Dyntaxa (2013) Swedish Taxonomic Database. Accessed at www.dyntaxa.se [15-01-2013].
additional source	Chang, F.H.; Charleston, W.A.G.; McKenna, P.B.; Clowes, C.D.; Wilson, G.J.; Broady, P.A. (2012). Phylum Myzozoa: dinoflagellates, perkinsids, ellobiopsids, sporozoans, in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2012). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 3. Kingdoms Bacteria, Protozoa, Chromista, Plantae, Fungi. pp. 175-216.
additional source	Tomas, C.R. (Ed.) (1997). Identifying marine phytoplankton. Academic Press: San Diego, CA [etc.] (USA). ISBN 0-12-693018-X. XV, 858 pp.
additional source	Scott, F.J.; Marchant, H.J. (Ed.) (2005). Antarctic marine protists Australian Biological Resources Study: Canberra. ISBN 0-642-56835-9. 563 pp.
additional source	Balech, E. 1995. The Genus Alexandrium Halim (Dinoflagellata). Sherkin Island Marine Station, Sherkin Island, Co. Cork, Ireland, 151.
new combination reference	Balech E. 1985. The genus Alexandrium or Gonyaulax of the tamarensis group. In: Toxic Dinoflagellates (Ed. by D.M. Anderson, A.W. White & D.G. Baden), pp. 33-38. Elsevier, New York.
toxicology source	Ogata T., Ishimaru T. & Kodama M. 1987. Effect of water temperature and light intensity on growth rate and toxicity change in Protogonyaulax tamarensis. Mar. Biol. 95: 217-220.
toxicology source	Shimizu Y., Alam M., Oshima Y. & Fallon W.E. 1975. Presence of four toxins in red tide infested clams and cultured Gonyaulax tamarensis cells. Biochem. biophys. Res. Commun. 66: 731-737.
toxicology source	Oshima Y., Hayakawa T., Hashimoto M., Kotaki Y. & Yasumoto T. 1982. Classification of Protogonyaulax tamarensis from northern Japan into three strains by toxic composition. Bull. Jap. Soc. Sci. Fish. 48: 851-854.

Genbank

Taxonomy

Published in AlgaeBase
WoRMS

External Links

Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications)
Delivering Alien Invasive Species Inventories for Europe (DAISIE)
Barcode of Life (5 barcodes)
GenBank (11801 nucleotides; 66 proteins)
GBIF

Citation

WoRMS (2014). Alexandrium tamarense (Lebour) Balech, 1995. 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:109714