| Alexandrium tamarense | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Chromalveolata |
| Superphylum: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Dinoflagellata |
| Class: | Dinophyceae |
| Order: | Gonyaulacales |
| Suborder: | Gonyaulaceae |
| Genus: | Alexandrium |
| Species: | A. tamarense |
| Binomial name | |
| A. tamarense |
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Alexandrium tamarense is a dinoflagellate known to produce saxitoxin, a neurotoxin which causes the human illness clinically known as paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP). Multiple species of phytoplankton are known to produce saxitoxin, including at least 10 other species from the genus Alexandrium.