Hydrurus foetidus

Hydrurus foetidus
Scientific drawing of a single tetrahedral spore on the left and multiple cells growing within a thallus on the right.
Tetrahedral spore (left) and cells growing in a thallus (right) of Hydrurus foetidus published circa 1885
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Sar
Clade: Stramenopiles
Phylum: Ochrophyta
Class: Chrysophyceae
Order: Hydrurales
Family: Hydruraceae
Genus: Hydrurus
Species:
H. foetidus
Binomial name
Hydrurus foetidus
(Villars) Trevisan

Hydrurus foetidus is a large freshwater alga found in a cold rivers.[1] It is a member of the chrysophytes, or golden algae.

Distribution

H. foetidus is found in cold, fast flowing rivers typically during times of snowmelt. It is found globally north of 40° N and south of 40° S. It has been reported in South and North America, Russia, Japan, the Himalayas and in Hope Bay, Antarctica.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Klaveness, Dag (2019-03-15). "Hydrurus foetidus (Chrysophyceae): an update and request for observations". Algae. 34 (1): 1–5. doi:10.4490/algae.2019.34.1.15. hdl:10852/73314. ISSN 1226-2617.
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