Genus Tetrarcus
Etymology: Tetr.ar.cus. L. masc. n. arcus, a bow (also genitive); N.L. masc. n. Tetrarcus
Gender: masculine (stem: Tetrarc-)
Type species: Tetrarcus ilsteri Skuja 1934
Valid publication: Skuja H. [Title pending]. Acta Horti Bot. Univ. Latv. 1934; 7:46.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
- This taxon name is occasionally misprinted in some sources as: "Tetrarous".
- According to Komarek and Golubic (1990) originally assigned to Cyanobacteria but probably Rhodobacteria. Publication: Komarek J, Golubic S. Guide to the Nomenclature and formal taxonomic treatment of oxyphototroph prokaryotes (Cyanoprokaryotes). Unknown Publisher, Unknown City, 1990.
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Pittman et al. (1991) suggested the abbreviation "TRCS" for this genus name but this does not appear to be of practical relevance any longer.
Publication:
Pittman KF, Walczak CA, Lock CM. Codes and abbreviations for approved of effectively published names of genera of bacteria published from January 1980 to December 1990. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:571-579.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 2
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 2
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Tetrarcus ilsteri Skuja 1934 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name Tetrarcus nuevaegeronae Hindák 1988 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name
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Parent taxon: Chroococcaceae Rabenhorst 1863
Assigned by: Skuja H. [Title pending]. Acta Horti Bot. Univ. Latv. 1934; 7:46.
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Record number: 17865
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