Biology:Hydrurus foetidus

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Hydrurus foetidus
Scientific classification edit
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

Wikidata ☰ Q109647754 entry