Hydrurus foetidus

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

Hydrurus foetidus
Tetrahedral spore (left) and cells growing in a thallus (right) of Hydrurus foetidus published circa 1885
Scientific 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

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]