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Etymology: Te.tra.pe’di.a. N.L. fem. n. Pedia; N.L. fem. n. Tetrapedia
Gender, pronunciation: feminine (stem: Tetrapedi-), te-tra-PE-di-a
Type species: Tetrapedia cruxmichaeli Reinsch 1867
Valid publication: Reinsch PF. Algenfl. Franken. Unknown Publisher, Unknown City, 1867.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Taxonomic status: correct name
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 14
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 15
Total number of child taxa: 15
| Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
|---|---|---|
| Tetrapedia aversa West and West 1897 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Tetrapedia cruxmichaeli Reinsch 1867 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Tetrapedia emarginata Schröder 1897 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Tetrapedia foliacea Turner 1893 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Tetrapedia glaucescens (Wittrock 1872) De Toni 1891 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Tetrapedia gothica Reinsch 1867 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Tetrapedia kirchneri Lemmermann 1900 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Tetrapedia morsa West and West 1895 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Tetrapedia penzigiana De Toni 1892 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), illegitimate name | synonym |
| Tetrapedia penzigiana De Toni 1891 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Tetrapedia quadrata Ghose 1931 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Tetrapedia reinschiana Archer 1872 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Tetrapedia setigera Archer 1872 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Tetrapedia trigona West and West 1894 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Tetrapedia wallichiana Turner 1893 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
Parent taxon: Chroococcaceae Rabenhorst 1863
Assigned by: Geitler L. Synoptische Darstellung der Cyanophyceen in morphologischer und systematischer Hinsicht. Beihefte zum Botanischen Centralblatt 1925; 41:163-294.
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Record number: 17848