WoRMS taxon details
Cerberilla bernadettae J. Tardy, 1965
138719 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138719)
accepted
Species
Cerberilla bernadetti J. Tardy, 1965 · unaccepted (incorrectly formed specific...)
incorrectly formed specific epithet (feminine genitive)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Cerberilla bernadetti J. Tardy, 1965) Tardy, J. (1965). Description et biologie de <i>Cerberilla bernadetti</i>, espèce nouvelle de Gastéropode Nudibranche de la côte atlantique française. Discussion sur la position systématique du genre. <em>Bulletin de l'Institut Océanographique de Monaco.</em> 65 (1349): 1-22. [details] Available for editors 
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Nomenclature spelling emended from bernadetti to bernadettae by Burn (1974), following the recommendation of ICZN (1965 edition in force...
Nomenclature spelling emended from bernadetti to bernadettae by Burn (1974), following the recommendation of ICZN (1965 edition in force at that time): 31(A) "A species-group name (...) formed directly from a modern personal name, is to be formed by adding to the stem of that name -i if the personal name is that of a man, -orum if of men or of man (men) and woman (women) together, -ae if of a woman, and -arum if of women". However, this was not deemed at that time an "incorrect original spelling" with mandatory correction.
The name was again emended by Cattaneo-Vietti et al. (1990), this time with ICZN (1985 edition) in force, with Art. 31(a)(ii) making bernadetti an "incorrect original spelling" and Art. 32(c)(i) "An original spelling is an “incorrect original spelling” if it contravenes a provision of Articles 27 to 31" and 32 (d) "An incorrect original spelling is to be corrected".
It is not clear from ICZN (1999 edition) whether this is still an incorrect original spelling or is considered as an unjustified emendation (the case is currently not listed as as mandatory correction under Art. 32.5); however those emendations are conserved as the accepted name for the sake of stability. [details]
The name was again emended by Cattaneo-Vietti et al. (1990), this time with ICZN (1985 edition) in force, with Art. 31(a)(ii) making bernadetti an "incorrect original spelling" and Art. 32(c)(i) "An original spelling is an “incorrect original spelling” if it contravenes a provision of Articles 27 to 31" and 32 (d) "An incorrect original spelling is to be corrected".
It is not clear from ICZN (1999 edition) whether this is still an incorrect original spelling or is considered as an unjustified emendation (the case is currently not listed as as mandatory correction under Art. 32.5); however those emendations are conserved as the accepted name for the sake of stability. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Cerberilla bernadettae J. Tardy, 1965. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138719 on 2026-04-02
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Cerberilla bernadetti J. Tardy, 1965) Tardy, J. (1965). Description et biologie de <i>Cerberilla bernadetti</i>, espèce nouvelle de Gastéropode Nudibranche de la côte atlantique française. Discussion sur la position systématique du genre. <em>Bulletin de l'Institut Océanographique de Monaco.</em> 65 (1349): 1-22. [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
[request]basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
Other
additional source
Carmona, L.; Pola, M.; Gosliner, T. M.; Cervera, J. L. (2013). A tale that morphology fails to tell: A molecular phylogeny of Aeolidiidae (Aeolidida, Nudibranchia, Gastropoda). <em>PLoS ONE.</em> 8 (5): e63000., available online at https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0063000 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Nomenclature spelling emended from bernadetti to bernadettae by Burn (1974), following the recommendation of ICZN (1965 edition in force at that time): 31(A) "A species-group name (...) formed directly from a modern personal name, is to be formed by adding to the stem of that name -i if the personal name is that of a man, -orum if of men or of man (men) and woman (women) together, -ae if of a woman, and -arum if of women". However, this was not deemed at that time an "incorrect original spelling" with mandatory correction. The name was again emended by Cattaneo-Vietti et al. (1990), this time with ICZN (1985 edition) in force, with Art. 31(a)(ii) making bernadetti an "incorrect original spelling" and Art. 32(c)(i) "An original spelling is an “incorrect original spelling” if it contravenes a provision of Articles 27 to 31" and 32 (d) "An incorrect original spelling is to be corrected".
It is not clear from ICZN (1999 edition) whether this is still an incorrect original spelling or is considered as an unjustified emendation (the case is currently not listed as as mandatory correction under Art. 32.5); however those emendations are conserved as the accepted name for the sake of stability. [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Cerberilla bernadetti J. Tardy, 1965)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cerberilla bernadettae)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Cerberilla bernadetti J. Tardy, 1965)
To Sea Slug Forum (via archive.org)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cerberilla bernadettae)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Cerberilla bernadetti J. Tardy, 1965)
To Sea Slug Forum (via archive.org)
