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Taxon: Genus Tetrasphaera Maszenan et al. 2000 nom. illeg. (prokaryote)
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Authorship

SN2000 author citation A.M. Maszenan et al., 2000, nom. praeocc.
Original name, rank & spelling Maszenan, A.M., Seviour, R.J., Patel, B.K.C., Schumann, P., Burghardt, J., Tokiwa, Y. & Stratton, H.M. 2000. …Tetrasphaera japonica sp. nov. and Tetrasphaera australiensis sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 50

Attributes

Later homonym (nom. illeg.[: praeocc.]) [ICNP, 2019: Rule 51b(4) (<2001: prokaryotes/fungi/algae/protozoa/viruses)] Ref: LPSN, 2020-present. LPSN: [11 Dec 2025] ("illegitimate name", "later synonym of ... Popofsky 1912" [sic], "Protozoa").

Types

Type, by original designationTetrasphaera japonica Maszenan et al. 2000

Homonyms

Senior homonymTetrasphaera (Genus) Górka (1965) Ref: S.J. Brands (comp.), 1989-present: 22 Feb 2014.

Synonyms

Accepted name (objective)Nostocoides (Genus) Deshmukh and Oren 2024 Ref: LPSN, 2020-present: [11 Dec 2025] ("heterotypic" [sic]).
Replacement nameNostocoides (Genus) Deshmukh and Oren 2024 Ref: Deshmukh & Oren, 2024. [new]
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