Tetrasphaera japonica Maszenan, Seviour, B.K.C.Patel, P.Schumann, J.Burghardt, Y.Tokiwa & H.M.Stratton 2000
Publication Details
Tetrasphaera japonica Maszenan, Seviour, B.K.C.Patel, P.Schumann, J.Burghardt, Y.Tokiwa & H.M.Stratton 2000: 601
Published in: 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.
Request PDFPublication date: 1 March 2000
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Tetrasphaera.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Nostocoides japonicum (Maszenan, Seviour, B.K.C.Patel, P.Schumann, J.Burghardt, Y.Tokiwa & H.M.Stratton) U.B.Deshmukh & Oren.
Source of Synonymy
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].
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), pertaining to Japan (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 25 July 2024
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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
