Name: Gonidium quadruplicatum (Meneghini 1837) Meneghini 1840

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Trochiscia quadruplicata Meneghini 1837

Etymology: qua.dru.pli.ca’tum. L. neut. part. adj. quadruplicatum, multiplied by four

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … kwa-dru-pli-KA-tum, neuter

Valid publication: Meneghini G. Synopsis Desmidiearum hucusque cognitarum. Linnea 1840; 14:201-240.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), illegitimate name

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Merismopedia quadruplicata (Meneghini 1837) Trevisan 1845

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Trochiscia quadruplicata Meneghini 1837	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
    Agmenellum quadruplicatum (Meneghini 1837) Brébisson 1839	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
    Merismopedia quadruplicata (Meneghini 1837) Trevisan 1845	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-11-04.
  • 🧍 Gonidium quadruplicatum (Meneghini 1837) Meneghini 1840 is illegitimate because it is a homotypic synonym of a type species with a genus name that has priority. Publication: Brébisson A. De quelques nouveaux genres d'algues. Mémoires de la Société Académique, Agricole, Industrielle et d'Instruction de l'Arrondissement de Falaise 1839; 1839:34-37.

Parent taxon: Gonidium Ehrenberg ex Meneghini 1840

Assigned by: Meneghini G. Synopsis Desmidiearum hucusque cognitarum. Linnea 1840; 14:201-240.

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Record number: 54518