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Publication Brito Capello (1878): summary

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Full Citation

Brito Capello. 1878. .

Attributed Nominal Genera

Galateia Brito Capello, 1878

Brito Capello, 1878. unknown publication: 2.
(error for Galatea Bruguière, 1797)
Type species: Galathea radiata Lamarck, 1804 = Galatea paradoxa

Attributed Nominal Species

Galateia aguiarii Brito Capello, 1878 = Galatea bengoensis

Brito Capello, 1878. unknown publication: 11.

Galateia bocagii Brito Capello, 1878 = Galatea bengoensis

Brito Capello, 1878. unknown publication: 9, pl. 1, figs. 8; pl. 2, figs. 2-4.

Galateia cumingii var. equilatera Brito Capello, 1878 = Galatea bernardii

Brito Capello, 1878. unknown publication: pl. 1, fig. 3.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Galatea cumingii Bernardi, 1860)

Galateia cumingii var. longirostris Brito Capello, 1878 = Galatea bernardii

Brito Capello, 1878. unknown publication: 15, pl. 1, fig. 2.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Galatea cumingii Bernardi, 1860)

Galateia bengoensis var. multiradiata Brito Capello, 1878 = Galatea bengoensis

Brito Capello, 1878. unknown publication: 16.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Galatea bengoensis Dunker, 1849; homonym of Galatea radiata var. multiradiata Bernardi, 1860)

There are 13 available nominal species attributed to this publication (13 total).

Galateia cumingii var. multiradiata Brito Capello, 1878 = Galatea bernardii

Brito Capello, 1878. unknown publication: 15.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Galatea cumingii Bernardi, 1860; homonym of Galatea radiata var. multiradiata Bernardi, 1860)

Galateia cumingii var. nitida Brito Capello, 1878 = Galatea bernardii

Brito Capello, 1878. unknown publication: 15.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Galatea cumingii Bernardi, 1860)

Galateia pseudoradiata Brito Capello, 1878 = Galatea paradoxa

Brito Capello, 1878. unknown publication: 10.

Galateia quanzae Brito Capello, 1878 = Galatea bernardii

Brito Capello, 1878. unknown publication: 12, pl. 1, figs. 1-7.

Galateia cumingii var. rubra Brito Capello, 1878 = Galatea bernardii

Brito Capello, 1878. unknown publication: 15.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Galatea cumingii Bernardi, 1860)

Galateia bengoensis var. tigrina Brito Capello, 1878 = Galatea bengoensis

Brito Capello, 1878. unknown publication: 16.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Galatea bengoensis Dunker, 1849)

Galateia bengoensis var. versicolor Brito Capello, 1878 = Galatea bengoensis

Brito Capello, 1878. unknown publication: 16.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Galatea bengoensis Dunker, 1849; homonym of Galatea laeta var. versicolor Fischer, 1857)

Galateia cumingii var. versicolor Brito Capello, 1878 = Galatea bernardii

Brito Capello, 1878. unknown publication: 15.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Galatea cumingii Bernardi, 1860; homonym of Galatea laeta var. versicolor Fischer, 1857)
 
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