Alexandrium fundyense NEU2011
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Alexandrium fundyense
Classification
Eukaryota (Domain); Dinoflagellata (Phylum); Dinophyceae (Class); Peridiniphycidae (Subclass) Gonyaulacales (Order); Gonyaulacaceae (Family); Alexandrium (Genus)
Description and significance
Genome Structure
The complete genome of Alexandrium fundyense has been sequenced (boldsystems.org) and it has been found that A. fundyense has highly redundant nuclear genes (Erdner and Anderson 2006). DNA sequencing is the most frequently used and most reliable method for distinguishing different species of the Alexandrium genus. There is evidence of very little transcriptional regulation (Erdner and Anderson 2006) and the mitochondrial mRNA is subject to editing (Zhang and Lin 2005).
Cell structure and metabolism
Ecology
Pathology
Current Research
Cool Fact
References
Alexandrium fundyense Balech (1996-2001). Retrieved 20 February 2011 from Algaebase official site http://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=40289.