Alexandrium ostenfeldii (Paulsen) Balech & Tangen
Alexandrium ostenfeldii
A = Cell with foodvacuole; B = Apical pore complex; C&D = 1'-plate with ventral pore(=arrow). A-C DIC, D=Cell stained with calcofluor white, UV-excitation
Photographer/artist Mats Kuylenstierna
Additional image information
- Title
- Alexandrium ostenfeldii
- Photographer/artist
- Mats Kuylenstierna
- Copyright holder
- Maria Kuylenstierna
- Institute
- University of Gothenburg, Marine botany
- Contributor
- Bengt Karlson
- Caption
- A = Cell with foodvacuole; B = Apical pore complex; C&D = 1'-plate with ventral pore(=arrow). A-C DIC, D=Cell stained with calcofluor white, UV-excitation
- Image galleries
- Kuylenstierna, Skagerrak-Kattegat
Description
- IDs in other systems
- Dyntaxa ID: 238224
More info at http://www.artdata.slu.se/dyntaxa - AlgaeBase ID: 52069
More info at http://algaebase.org
- Dyntaxa ID: 238224
- Tropic type
- A
- Morphology
- Characteristic 1'-plate and large ventral pore
- Other remarks
- Toxic
Distribution: Widely - Harmfulness, IOC
- This species is included in the IOC-UNESCO Taxonomic Reference List of Harmful Micro Algae.
- Life form
- Solitary
- Size
- Length 39-57 µm, width 43-54 µm
- Resting spore
- +
- Culture collections
-
SCCAP
The Scandinavian Culture Collection of Algae and Protozoa at the University of Copenhagen
More info at http://www.sccap.dk.
Strains: K-0324, K-1354, K-0287, K-1492, K-1493 - Literature
- Balech, E. & Tangen, K. 1985. Morphology and taxonomy of toxic species in the Tamarensis group (Dinophyceae): Alexandrium excavatum (Braarud) comb. nov. and Alexandrium ostenfeldii (Paulsen) comb. nov. Sarsia. 70: 333-343.
Hansen, G. & Larsen, J. 1992. Dinoflagellater i danske farvande. In: Thomsen, H. A. (ed.) Plankton i de indre danske farvande. Havforskning fra Miljøstyrelsen, Copenhagen, p. 45-155.
Larsen, J. & Moestrup, Ø. 1989. Guide to toxic and potentially toxic marine algae. The Fish Inspection Service, Ministry of Fisheries, Copenhagen. p. 61
Østergaard, M. J. & Moestrup, Ø. 1997. Autecology of the toxic dinoflagellate Alexandrium ostenfeldii: life history and growth at different temperatures and salinities. Eur. J. Phycol. 32: 9-18.
Steidinger, K. A. & Tangen, K. 1996. Dinoflagellates. In: Tomas, C. R. (ed.) Identifying marine diatoms and dinoflagellates. Academic Press, Inc., San Diego, p. 387-584.
Biovolumes
| Species | Alexandrium ostenfeldii |
|---|---|
| Author | (Paulsen) Balech & Tangen 1985 |
| Division | DINOPHYTA (PYRROPHYTA) |
| Class | Dinophyceae |
| Order | GONYAULACALES |
| Trophy | AU |
| Geometric shape |  |
| Formula | p/6*d^2*l |
| Size class | 1 | 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Unit | cell | cell |
| Size range | 32-37 | 50-55 |
| Length(l1), µm | 35.0 | 54.0 |
| Diameter(d1), µm | 34.0 | 50.0 |
| No. of cells/counting unit | 1 | 1 |
| Calculated volume, µm3 | 21 174 | 70 650 |
| Comment | 6 | 6 |
| Calculated Carbon pg/counting unit | 2 491 | 7 723 |
Source
Olenina, I., Hajdu, S., Edler, L., Andersson, A., Wasmund, N., Busch, S., Göbel, J.,
Gromisz, S., Huseby, S., Huttunen, M., Jaanus, A., Kokkonen, P., Ledaine, I. and Niemkiewicz,
E.
2006 Biovolumes and size-classes of phytoplankton in the Baltic Sea HELCOM Balt.Sea Environ. Proc. No. 106, 144pp. (PDF),
PEG_BVOL.zip
Change History
- 2017-02-23 12:05:43 Janina Kownacka - Updated media metadata for Alexandrium ostenfeldii_3.jpg
- 2015-03-24 19:42:04 Bengt Karlson - Deleted media: Alexandrium ostenfeldii_4.jpg
- 2015-03-23 12:32:39 Bengt Karlson - Added media: Alexandrium ostenfeldii_4.jpg
- 2014-09-26 12:45:20 Janina Kownacka - Updated media metadata for Alexandrium ostenfeldii_3.jpg
- 2014-09-26 12:37:50 Janina Kownacka - Updated media metadata for Alexandrium ostenfeldii_3.jpg
- 2014-09-26 12:27:11 Janina Kownacka - Added media: Alexandrium ostenfeldii_3.jpg
- 2012-09-28 10:43:39 Ann-Turi Skjevik - Updated media metadata for Alexandrium ostenfeldii_2.jpg
- 2012-09-28 10:43:06 Ann-Turi Skjevik - Added media: Alexandrium ostenfeldii_2.jpg
