Alexandrion or Alexandrium, sometimes referred to as Sartaba, was a fort constructed by the Hasmoneans on a mountain between Scythopolis and Jerusalem, near the Jordan Valley. It was likely named after Hasmonean king Alexander Jannæus (104-77 BCE). ==History== Alexandrium was constructed by the Hasmoneans near the border with Samaria to accommoda...
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[genus] Alexandrium is a genus of dinoflagellates, with many species related to toxin production leading to Paralytic shellfish poisoning. The dinoflagellate cysts produced by this species are considered much more toxic than swimming cells. Enzyme electrophoretic data and RNA genetic analysis show two of the species, Alexandrium fundyense a...
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(from the article `algae`) ...toxins that either kill fish or accumulate in shellfish and cause sickness or death in humans when ingested; more than 1,200 species described, ...
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