Alexandrium excavatum (Braarud) Balech & Tangen
Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Protozoa
Subkingdom Biciliata
Infrakingdom Alveolata
Phylum Myzozoa
Class Dinophyceae
Subclass Peridiniphycidae
Order Gonyaulacales
Family Gonyaulacaceae
Genus Alexandrium
Publication details
Alexandrium excavatum (Braarud) Balech & Tangen 1985: 334, fig. 1,2
Type species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Alexandrium is Alexandrium minutum Halim.
Status of name
This name is currently regarded as a taxonomic synonym of Alexandrium tamarense (Lebour) E.Balech
Basionym
Gonyaulax tamarensis var. excavata T.Braarud
Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.
Source of synonymy
Steidinger, K.A. & Tangen, K. (1996). Dinoflagellates. In: Identifying Marine Phytoplankton. (Tomas, C.R. Eds), pp. 387-584. San Diego: Academic Press.
Key references
Bérard-Therriault, L., Poulin, M. & Bossé, L. (1999). Guide d'identification du phytoplancton marin de l'estuaire et du Golfe du Saint-Laurent incluant également certains protozoaires. Publication Spéciale Canadienne des Sciences Halieutiques et Aquatiques 128: 1-387.
Faust, M.A. & Gulledge, R.A. (2002). Identifying harmful marine dinoflagellates. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 42: 1-144.
Leaw, C.P., Lim, P.T., Ng, B.K., Cheah, M.Y., Ahmad, A. & Usup, G. (2005). Phylogenetic analysis of Alexandrium species and Pyrodinium bahamense (Dinophyceae) based on theca morphology and nuclear ribosomal gene sequence. Phycologia 44: 550-565.
SAG Cultures
No records have been found on the SAG site.
NCBI Nucleotide Sequences
Created: 18 November 2002 by Andy Taylor
Verified by: 02 August 2006 by Wendy Guiry
Accesses: This record has been accessed by users 324 times since it was created.
References
(Please note: only references with the binomials in the title are included. The information is from the Literature database.)
Carreto, J.I., Carignan, M.O., Daleo, G. & De Marco, S.G. (1990). Occurrence of mycosporine-like amino acids in the red-tide dinoflagellate Alexandrium excavatum: UV-photoprotective compounds?. J. Plankton Res. 12: 909-921.
Destombe, C. & Cembella, A. (1990). Mating-type determination, gametic recognition and reproductive success in Alexandrium excavatum (Gonyaulacales, Dinophyta), a toxic red-tide dinoflagellate.. Phycologia 29: 316-325.
Robineau, B., Gagne, J.A., Fortier, L. & Cembella, A.D. (1991). Potential impact of a toxic dinoflagellate (Alexandrium excavatum) bloom on survival of fish and crustacean larvae. Marine Biology, Berlin 108(2): 293-301.
