diff --git a/src/C/H5Fed_store.c b/src/C/H5Fed_store.c
index ffd8b8a..98c387f 100644
--- a/src/C/H5Fed_store.c
+++ b/src/C/H5Fed_store.c
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@
 #include "H5Fed.h"
 
 
+/*
+  Depricated! Please use H5FedAddTetrahedralMesh() or H5FedAddTriangleMesh().
+ */
 h5_id_t
 H5FedAddMesh (
 	h5_file_t* const f,
@@ -26,6 +29,24 @@ H5FedAddMesh (
 	H5_API_RETURN (h5t_add_mesh (f, mesh_type_id));
 }
 
+h5_id_t
+H5FedAddTetrahedralMesh (
+	h5_file_t* const f
+	) {
+	const h5_oid_t mesh_type_id = H5_TETRAHEDRAL_MESH;
+	H5_API_ENTER2 (h5_id_t, "f=0x%p, mesh_type_id=%u", f, mesh_type_id);
+	H5_API_RETURN (h5t_add_mesh (f, mesh_type_id));
+}
+
+h5_id_t
+H5FedAddTriangleMesh (
+	h5_file_t* const f
+	) {
+	const h5_oid_t mesh_type_id = H5_TRIANGLE_MESH;
+	H5_API_ENTER2 (h5_id_t, "f=0x%p, mesh_type_id=%u", f, mesh_type_id);
+	H5_API_RETURN (h5t_add_mesh (f, mesh_type_id));
+}
+
 /*!
   \ingroup h5fed_c_api
 
diff --git a/src/include/H5Fed_store.h b/src/include/H5Fed_store.h
index 9b5f3ce..7ef8a09 100644
--- a/src/include/H5Fed_store.h
+++ b/src/include/H5Fed_store.h
@@ -23,12 +23,23 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
+/* depricated! use explicit versions */
 h5_id_t
 H5FedAddMesh (
 	h5_file_t * const f,
 	const h5_oid_t mesh_type_id
 	);
 
+h5_id_t
+H5FedAddTetrahedralMesh (
+	h5_file_t * const f
+	);
+
+h5_id_t
+H5FedAddTriangleMesh (
+	h5_file_t * const f
+	);
+
 h5t_lvl_idx_t
 H5FedAddLevel (
 	h5_file_t * const f