Multiple choice

Which of the following dinoflagellates causes harmful algal blooms?

  1. Alexandrium

  2. Pfiesteria

  3. Gonyaulax

  4. Symbiodinium

  5. Lingulodinium

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B Correct answer
Explanation

Pfiesteria is a genus of heterotrophic dinoflagellates that causes harmful algal blooms that kill fishes.