Name: Tetrachloris diplococcus Pringsheim 1953

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: di.plo.coc’cus. N.L. masc. n. coccus, grain; N.L. masc. n. diplococcus, nominative in apposition

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … di-plo-KOK-kus, feminine

Valid publication: Pringsheim EG. [Taxonomy of the green bacteria]. Arch Mikrobiol 1953; 19:353-364.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Synechocystis diplococcus (Pringsheim 1953) Bourrelly 1970

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Synechocystis diplococcus (Pringsheim 1953) Bourrelly 1970	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

• Notes:
  • ❗ Tetrachloris diplococcus is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Tetrachloris.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Tetrachloris Pascher 1925

Assigned by: Pringsheim EG. [Taxonomy of the green bacteria]. Arch Mikrobiol 1953; 19:353-364.

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Record number: 27963