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IOC entry for Liagora galaxauroides

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* Liagora galaxauroides Dickie

Liagora galaxauroides Dickie, 1874b: 195 (type locality: Mauritius).—De Toni, 1897: 98.

Taxonomic synonym:

* Liagora jadinii Børgesen, 1942b: 29–30, fig. 13, pl. I: fig. 2 (type locality: Mauritius).—Børgesen, 1949a: 29–32, figs. 14, 15, pl. I.— Jagtap, 1993: table I.

INDIAN OCEAN DISTRIBUTION: Mauritius.

Note: The conspecificity of Liagora galaxauroides and L. jadinii was recognized by Børgesen (1949a: 29–30), who, however, incorrectly rejected Dickie's name because of the alleged inadequacy of the original description, an allegation that could be made against most original descriptions in older literature and many in modern literature.

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