Alexandrium monilatum

Alexandrium monilatum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Clade: Alveolata
Phylum: Myzozoa
Superclass: Dinoflagellata
Class: Dinophyceae
Order: Gonyaulacales
Family: Ostreopsidaceae
Genus: Alexandrium
Species:
A. monilatum
Binomial name
Alexandrium monilatum
Synonyms
  • Gonyaulax monilata J.F.Howell
  • Gessnerium mochimaensis Halim
  • Gessnerium monilatum (Howell) A.R.Loebl.
  • Pyrodinium monilatum (Howell) F.J.R.Taylor

Alexandrium monilatum is a species of armored, photosynthetic, marine dinoflagellates. It produces toxins that, when present in high concentrations as "red tides", can kill fish and reduce growth rates of shellfish.