Goniodomataceae
Alexandrium minutum Halim
, legitimate, scientific
[Halim, Y. (1960), Alexandrium minutum nov. g. nov. sp. dinoflagelle provocant des 'eaux rouges'. Vie et Milieu 11]:
102-105
[tax. nov.]
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Type locality:
Port of Alexandria, Egypt. Mediterranean Sea.
[Hallegraeff, G.M., Steffensen, D.A. & Wetherbee, R. (1988), Three estuarine Australian dinoflagellates that can produce paralytic shellfish poisons. J. Plankton Res 10]:
533–541
[secondary reference]
[Hallegraeff, G.M., Bolch, C.J.[S.], Blackburn, S.I. & Oshima, Y. (1991), Species of the toxic dinoflagellate genus Alexandrium in southeastern Australian waters. Botanica Marina 34]:
580, figs 2–9
[secondary reference]
[Harlow, L.D., Koutoulis, A. & Hallegraeff, G.M. (2007), S-adenosylmethionine synthetase genes from eleven marine dinoflagellates. Phycologia 46]:
46–53
[secondary reference]
[Touzet, N. & Raine, R. (2007), Discrimination of Alexandrium andersoni and A. minutum (Dinophyceae) using LSU rRNA-targeted oligonucleotide probes and flourescent whole-cell hybridization. Phycologia 2]:
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[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Alexandrium ibericum Balech
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Alexandrium lusitanicum Balech
legitimate
[ABRS (2008), Australian Algal Name Index Edn. 2008]:
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[secondary reference]
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Graphic:
Hallegraeff et al. 1991 Botanica Marina 34: figs 2-9
Faust & Gulledge 2002 Contributions from
the United States National Herbarium 42: Pl. 3 figs 1-6
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Habit:
Planktonic, Toxic strains
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Habitat:
Neritic, Benthic, Estuarine
[Hallegraeff, G.M., Bolch, C.J.S., Huisman, J.M. & de Salas, M.F. (2010), Planktonic dinoflagellates. Algae of Australia: Phytoplankton of Temperate Coastal Waters]:
145–212
[secondary reference]
[McMinn, A., Bolch, C.J.S., de Salas, M.F. & Hallegraeff, G.M. (2010), Recent dinoflagellate cysts. Algae of Australia: Phytoplankton of Temperate Coastal Waters]:
260–292
[secondary reference]
[McCarthy, P. (Comp.) (2012), Census of Australian Marine Dinoflagellates]:
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AAL
[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Alexandrium ibericum Balech
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Alexandrium lusitanicum Balech
legitimate
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A producer of paralytic shellfish poisons (mainly gonyautoxin fractions) that can affect humans, mammals, birds and possibly fish [Hallegraeff et al., 2010]
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Distribution:
Known from the Swan River (W.A., since 1982), Bunbury, Port River (S.A., since 1986), Hopkins Estuary and Portland, Vic., and Shoalhaven (since 1993) and Newcastle, N.S.W. (since 1997) [Hallegraeff et al., 2010]; also in Qld
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Ex.distribution:
Brazil, U.S.A. (New York), British Isles, France, Denmark, Portugal, Mediterranean Sea (Spain, Tunisia, Italy, Turkey, Egypt), South Africa, Thailand, Malaysia, Taiwan, Japan, New Zealand