Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Subkingdom Viridiplantae > Division Chlorophyta > Subdivision Chlorophytina > Class Chlorodendrophyceae > Order Chlorodendrales > Family Chlorodendraceae

Tetraselmis F.Stein, 1878

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

Platymonas G.S.West, 1916 synonym

Children

Tetraselmis contracta (N.Carter) Butcher, 1959
Tetraselmis convolutae (Parke & Manton) R.E.Norris, Hori & Chihara, 1980
Tetraselmis cordiformis (H.J.Carter) F.Stein, 1878
Tetraselmis gracilis (Kylin) Butcher, 1959
Tetraselmis marina (Cienkowski) R.E.Norris, Hori & Chihara, 1980
Tetraselmis micropapillata (Ålvik) Butcher, 1959
Tetraselmis striata Butcher, 1959
Tetraselmis subcordiformis (Wille) Butcher, 1959
Tetraselmis suecica (Kylin) Butcher, 1959
Tetraselmis tetrathele (West) Butcher, 1959
Tetraselmis verrucosa Butcher, 1959

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Japanese: テトラセルミス属

Literature

basis of record

Hansson, H. G. (1991-1997). South Scandinavian Marine Protoctista.

additional source

Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2025). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. searched on YYYY-MM-DD.

Genbank

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Taxonomy

Published in AlgaeBase

Citation

Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2025). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway (taxonomic information republished from AlgaeBase with permission of M.D. Guiry). Tetraselmis F.Stein, 1878. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:134526

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine, brackish, fresh

Importance

no data

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Last modified

2012-07-04 by Michael D. Guiry

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