''Hydrurus'' is a genus of
algae
Algae (; singular alga ) is an informal term for a large and diverse group of photosynthetic eukaryotic organisms. It is a polyphyletic grouping that includes species from multiple distinct clades. Included organisms range from unicellular mic ...
belonging to the family
Hydruraceae.
The genus has almost
cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the world in appropriate habitats. Such a taxon, usually a species, is said to exhibit cosmopolitanism or cosmopolitism. The ext ...
.
Species:
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Hydrurus foelidus''
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Hydrurus foetidus''
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Hydrurus penicillatus''
References
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Chrysophyceae
Heterokont genera
Algae genera