Decussata (R.M.Patrick) Lange-Bertalot, 2000, nom. inval.
Holotype species: Decussata placenta (Ehrenberg) Lange-Bertalot & Metzeltin
Publication details: (R.M.Patrick) Lange-Bertalot, 2000: 670
Currently accepted name for the type species: Decussiphycus placenta (Ehrenberg) Guiry & Gandhi
Original publication and holotype designation: Lange-Bertalot, H. (2000). Transfer to the generic rank of Decussata Patrick as a subgenus of Navicula Bory. Iconographia Diatomologica 9: 670-673, 9 figs in 1 pl.
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Taxonomic status: This name is currently regarded as a synonym of .
Gender: This genus name is currently treated as feminine.
Most recent taxonomic treatment adopted: Guiry, M.D. & Gandhi, K. (2019). Decussiphycus gen. nov.: a validation of "Decussata" (R.M.Patrick) Lange-Bertalot (Mastogloiaceae, Bacillariophyta). Notulae Algarum 94: 1-2, no fig.
Nomenclatural note
Invalid: Article 20.2 of the ICN (Shenzhen Code; Turland et al. 2018: 20): "The name of a genus may not coincide with a Latin technical term in use in morphology at the time of publication unless it was published before 1 January 1912 ..." (Guiry & Gandhi 2019). - (27 February 2019) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 February 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 May 2025
