Tetrasphaera Maszenan, Seviour, B.K.C.Patel, P.Schumann, J.Burghardt, Y.Tokiwa & H.M.Stratton, 2000, nom. illeg.

Holotype species: Tetrasphaera japonica Maszenan, Seviour, B.K.C.Patel, P.Schumann, J.Burghardt, Y.Tokiwa & H.M.Stratton

Publication details: Maszenan, Seviour, B.K.C.Patel, P.Schumann, J.Burghardt, Y.Tokiwa & H.M.Stratton, 2000: 601

Currently accepted name for the type species: Nostocoides japonicum (Maszenan, Seviour, B.K.C.Patel, P.Schumann, J.Burghardt, Y.Tokiwa & H.M.Stratton) U.B.Deshmukh & Oren

Original publication and holotype designation: Maszenan, A.M., Seviour, R.J., Patel, B.K.C., Schumann, P., Burghardt, J., Tokiwa, Y. & Stratton, H.M. (2000). Three isolates of novel polyphosphate-accumulating Gram-positive cocci, obtained from activated sludge, belong to a new genus, Tetrasphaera gen. nov., and description of two new species, Tetrasphaera japonica sp. nov. and Tetrasphaera australiensis sp. nov. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 50(2): 593-603, 2 figures, 6 tables.

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The most recent alteration to this page was made on 2024-07-25 by E.A. Molinari Novoa.

Taxonomic status: This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Nostocoides.

Gender: This genus name is currently treated as feminine.

Most recent taxonomic treatment adopted: Deshmukh, U.B. & Oren, A. (2024). Proposal of Shuttleworthella gen. nov. and Nostocoides gen. nov. as replacement names for the illegitimate prokaryotic generic names Shuttleworthia and Tetrasphaera, respectively. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 74(4): article 006318 [1-4].

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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 July 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 09 June 2025