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Genus Petraphera
Etymology: Pe.tra’phe.ra. Gr. fem. n. petra, rock; Gr. v. phero, to carry, to bear; N.L. fem. n. Petraphera, rock-carryer [probably better: Petrophora]
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Petrapher-), pe-TRA-phe-ra
Type species: Petraphera vivescenticula Nagy 1974
Valid publication:
Nagy LA. Transvaal Stromatolite: First Evidence for the Diversification of Cells about 2.2 x 109 Years Ago. Science 1974; 183:514-516. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
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🧕 Nagy (1974) assigned this genus to the class Cyanophyceae Hauck 1885.
Publication:
Nagy LA. Transvaal Stromatolite: First Evidence for the Diversification of Cells about 2.2 x 109 Years Ago. Science 1974; 183:514-516.
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🧕 Nagy (1974) assigned this genus to the class Cyanophyceae Hauck 1885.
Publication:
Nagy LA. Transvaal Stromatolite: First Evidence for the Diversification of Cells about 2.2 x 109 Years Ago. Science 1974; 183:514-516.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 1
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 1
Total number of child taxa: 1
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Petraphera vivescenticula Nagy 1974 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name
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Parent taxon: [Chroococcophyceae, not assigned to family]
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Record number: 47927
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