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Genus Tetraphycus
Etymology: Te.tra.phy’cus. N.L. masc. n. Tetraphycus, With reference to the alga-like nature of this genus and the occurrence of the cells in tetrads. (botanical tradition treats gender of phycus as masculine)
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): masculine (stem: Tetraphyc-), te-tra-PHY-kus
Type species: Tetraphycus gregalis Oehler 1978
Valid publication:
Oehler DZ. Microflora of the middle Proterozoic Balbirini Dolomite (McArthur Group) of Australia. Alcheringa 1978; 2:269-309. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
- 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Tetraphyeus".
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 4
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 4
Total number of child taxa: 4
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Tetraphycus acinulus Oehler 1978 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name Tetraphycus diminutivus Oehler 1978 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name Tetraphycus gregalis Oehler 1978 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name Tetraphycus major Oehler 1978 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name
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Parent taxon: Chroococcaceae Rabenhorst 1863
Assigned by:
Oehler DZ. [Title pending]. Alcheringa 1978; 2:288.
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Record number: 44829
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