Hydrurus foetidus

Hydrurus foetidus
	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
Binomial name
	Hydrurus foetidus; (Villars) Trevisan

Last updated February 12, 2025

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 2 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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[researchgate-1] 1 2 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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