Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.20302/NC.2016.25.18
The first record of Hydrurus foetidus (Villars) Trevisan (Ochrophyta: Chrysophyceae) in Croatia with ecological notes
Igor Stanković
; Hrvatske vode, Central Water Management Laboratory, Ulica grada Vukovara 220, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Patrick Leitner
; Institute of Hydrobiology and Aquatic Ecosystem Management, Department of Water, Atmosphere, Environment, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Max Emanuel Straße 17, 1180 Vienna, Austria
Abstract
During research into phytobenthos, macrophytes and macroinvertebrates in Bijela rijeka River in the Plitvice Lakes National Park in 2015, Hydrurus foetidus (Villars) Trevisan was recorded for the first time in Croatia. H. foetidus is a macroalga belonging to the group of golden algae or chrysophytes (Ochrophyta: Chrysophyceae). It is a stenotherm species and an exclusive inhabitant of cold mountain streams, preferring a fast-flow environment and riffles. The identification of H. foetidus in Bijela rijeka River indicates high water quality despite the highly modified river morphology and severe anthropogenic impacts received in Plitvički Ljeskovac village.
Keywords
Bijela rijeka River; National Park Plitvice Lakes; Hydrurus foetidus; small mountain river; karstic river; new record
Hrčak ID:
171971
URI
Publication date:
31.12.2016.
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