Alexandrium ostenfeldii explained

Alexandrium ostenfeldii, also known as the sea fire, is a species of dinoflagellates. It is among the group of Alexandrium species that produce toxins causing paralytic shellfish poisoning.^[1] These organisms have been found in the Baltic Sea.^{[2] [3]}

Notes and References

1. The marine dinoflagellate Alexandrium ostenfeldii (Dinophyceae) as the causative organism of spirolide shellfish toxins. Phycologia. 2000. 10.2216/i0031-8884-39-1-67.1. Cembella. A. D.. Lewis. N. I.. Quilliam. M. A.. 39. 1. 67–74. 2000Phyco..39...67C. 86509015.
2. Bloom forming Alexandrium ostenfeldii (Dinophyceae) in shallow waters of the Åland Archipelago, Northern Baltic Sea. 2009. 10.1016/j.hal.2008.07.004. Kremp. Anke. Lindholm. Tore. Dreßler. Nicole. Erler. Katrin. Gerdts. Gunnar. Eirtovaara. Sanna. Leskinen. Elina. Harmful Algae. 8. 2. 318–328.
3. News: Identifying Harmful Marine Dinoflagellates - Alexandrium ostenfeldii / Department of Botany, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution. 1 December 2017.