Decussata placenta (Ehrenberg) Lange-Bertalot & Metzeltin, nom. inval. 2000
Publication Details
Decussata placenta (Ehrenberg) Lange-Bertalot & Metzeltin, nom. inval. 2000: 671
Published in: 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.
Request PDFType Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Decussata.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Decussiphycus placenta (Ehrenberg) Guiry & Gandhi.
Source of Synonymy
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.
Basionym
Navicula placenta Ehrenberg
Type Information
Type locality: U.S.A.: Oregon: Columbia River; (INA 1996)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 18 August 2004 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 29 November 2024
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Nomenclatural note
Invalid: genus name invalid. - (27 February 2019) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 29 November 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 April 2025
