Hydrurus foetidus
Appearance
Hydrurus foetidus | |
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Tetrahedral spore (left) and cells growing in a thallus (right) of Hydrurus foetidus published circa 1885 | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
Clade: | SAR |
Clade: | Stramenopiles |
Phylum: | Gyrista |
Subphylum: | Ochrophytina |
Class: | Chrysophyceae |
Order: | Hydrurales |
Family: | Hydruraceae |
Genus: | Hydrurus |
Species: | H. foetidus
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Binomial name | |
Hydrurus foetidus (Villars) Trevisan
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Hydrurus foetidus is a large freshwater alga found in a cold rivers.[1] It is a member of the chrysophytes, or golden algae.
Distribution
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ 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.