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Publication Bernardi (1860): summary
     publication summary

Complete Citation

Bernardi, A.C. 1860. Monographie des genres Galatea et Fischeria. 47 pp. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Genera

Attributed Nominal Species

There are 15 available nominal species attributed to this publication (17 total).
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Taxonomic Opinions

Fischeria delessertii (nobis) = Profischeria delessertii

Fischeria delessertii var. brunnea = Profischeria delessertii

Galatea ægyptiaca Chemn. = Galatea bengoensis
+ Galatea chemnitzii Philippi, 1851

Galatea bengoensis (Dunker)

Galatea bernardii Dunker, 1857

Galatea bernardii var. triangularis = Galatea bernardii

Galatea bernardii var. versicolor = Galatea bernardii

Galatea cailliaudii (nobis) = Galatea cailliaudi

Galatea concamerata (Duval) = Galatea paradoxa

Galatea concamerata var. rosea = Galatea paradoxa

Galatea cumingii (Dunker) = Galatea bernardii

Galatea heukelomii (nobis) = Galatea paradoxa

Galatea kochii nobis = Galatea paradoxa

Galatea kochii var. unicolor = Galatea paradoxa

Galatea laeta (Philippi) = Galatea bengoensis

Galatea laeta var. versicolor = Galatea bengoensis

Galatea lubackii (nobis) = Galatea paradoxa

Galatea radiata (Lamarck) = Galatea paradoxa
+ Venus reclusa Gmelin, 1791
+ Venus hermaphrodita Gmelin, 1791
+ Venus paradoxa Born, 1778
+ Venus subviridis Gmelin, 1791
+ Venus fluminea Röding, 1798

Galatea radiata var. multiradiata = Galatea paradoxa

Galatea radiata var. olivacea = Galatea paradoxa

Galatea radiata var. unicolor = Galatea paradoxa

Galatea rubicunda Philippi, 1848 = Galatea bengoensis

Galatea tenuicula Philippi, 1848