Hydrurus foetidus

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Hydrurus foetidus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Clade: Stramenopiles
Phylum: Gyrista
Subphylum: Ochrophytina
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 chrysophyte. As a group of planktonic organisms, the chrysophytes are better known for their colonial Chrysosphaerella or their loricate Dinobryon. Generally, freshwater chrysophytes are associated with softwater lakes, but they are also found in dilute brown water ponds.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Hydrurus foetidus (Chrysophyceae): an update and request for observations". researchgate.net. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
  2. ^ "Hydrurus foetidus (Villars) Trevisan 1848 :: Algaebase". algaebase.org. Retrieved 2021-11-19.