The research found 66 distinct genera, including known toxin producers such as Alexandrium, Gambierdiscus, Karenia and Prorocentrum, were present in Hervey Bay, with some toxic species detected in ...

It found three of the toxic algae species known to cause shellfish poisoning — Alexandrium andersonii, Amphidoma languida and Azadinium spinosum — were identified in Australian waters for the ...