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Genus "Rhodopedia"
Etymology: Rho.do.pe’di.a. N.L. fem. n. Pedia; N.L. fem. n. Rhodopedia
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Rhodopedi-), rho-do-PE-di-a
Type species: "Rhodopedia tetras" Skuja 1956
Original publication: Skuja H. Taxonomische und biologische Studien über das Phytoplankton schwedischer Binnengewässer. Nova Acta Regiae Societatis Scientiarum Upsaliensis, Series IV 1956; 16:1-404.
Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)
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Notes:
- 🧕 Skuja (1956) assigned this genus to the family Thiocapsaceae Bavendamm 1924 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Skuja H. Taxonomische und biologische Studien über das Phytoplankton schwedischer Binnengewässer. Nova Acta Regiae Societatis Scientiarum Upsaliensis, Series IV 1956; 16:1-404.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 0
Total number of child taxa: 1
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status "Rhodopedia tetras" Skuja 1956 not validly published preferred name
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Parent taxon: Chromatiaceae Bavendamm 1924 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Parte AC, Sarda Carbasse J, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Reimer LC, Goker M. List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) moves to the DSMZ. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5607-5612. 
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Record number: 33182
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