Alexandrium ostenfeldii

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]

Alexandrium ostenfeldii
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Clade:	Sar
Clade:	Alveolata
Phylum:	Dinoflagellata
Class:	Dinophyceae
Order:	Gonyaulacales
Family:	Ostreopsidaceae
Genus:	Alexandrium
Species:	A. ostenfeldii
Binomial name
Alexandrium ostenfeldii (Paulsen) Balech & Tangen