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Forsskål, P.; Niebuhr, C. (1775). Descriptiones animalium, avium, amphibiorum, piscium, insectorum, vermium / quae in itinere orientali observavit Petrus Forskål. Post mortem auctoris edidit Carsten Niebuhr. Adjuncta est materia medica kahirina atque tabula maris Rubri geographica. Hauniæ [Copenhagen]:ex officina Mölleri.[alternative spelling Forskål is also correct].
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Forsskål, P.; Niebuhr, C.
1775
Descriptiones animalium, avium, amphibiorum, piscium, insectorum, vermium / quae in itinere orientali observavit Petrus Forskål. Post mortem auctoris edidit Carsten Niebuhr. Adjuncta est materia medica kahirina atque tabula maris Rubri geographica. Hauniæ [Copenhagen]:ex officina Mölleri.[alternative spelling Forskål is also correct]
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the spelling Forskål (in Latin) was used in the publication, however the author used normally Forsskål. Both version are correct, but Forsskål is more commonly used. See Fricke (2008), Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde A, Neue Serie 1: 1–76 and also Friis, I. & Thulin, M. (1984): The spelling of Pehr Forsskål’s family name. – Taxon 33 (4): 668–672.
for some plates of this work see
Forsskål P., Niebuhr C.E. 1776. Icones rerum naturalium, quas in itinere orientali depingi curavit Petrus Forskål, Prof. Haun. Post mortem auctoris ad Regis mandatum æri incisas edidit Carsten Niebuhr. Copenhagen: Mölleri, pp. 15, pls 43.
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Apsteinia punctata (Forskål, 1775) accepted as Ihlea punctata (Forskål, 1775) (original description)
Biphora democratica (Forskål, 1775) accepted as Thalia democratica (Forskål, 1775) (original description)
Biphora mucronata (Forskål, 1775) accepted as Thalia democratica (Forskål, 1775) (original description)
Biphora punctata (Forskål, 1775) accepted as Ihlea punctata (Forskål, 1775) (original description)
Chaetodon abudafur Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Dascyllus abudafur (Forsskål, 1775) (original description)
Fistularia Forsskål, 1775 (original description)
Fistularia impatiens Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Holothuria (Thymiosycia) impatiens (Forsskål, 1775) (original description)
Fistularia maxima Forsskål, 1775 (original description)
Fistularia reciprocans Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Synaptula reciprocans (Forsskål, 1775) (original description)
Fistularia vittata Forsskål, 1775 (original description)
Helix arabica Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Euryptyxis labiosa (O. F. Müller, 1774) (original description)
Helix desertorum Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Eremina desertorum (Forsskål, 1775) (original description)
Helix terrestris Forsskål, 1775 (original description)
Holothuria spirans Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Velella velella (Linnaeus, 1758) (basis of record)
Hydra multicornis Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Clava multicornis (Forsskål, 1775) (original description)
Labrus lapina Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Symphodus tinca (Linnaeus, 1758) (additional source)
Madrepora astroites Forskål, 1775 (additional source)
Madrepora cavernosa Forskål, 1775 accepted as Dipsastraea favus (Forskål, 1775) (additional source)
Madrepora corallium Cuvier, 1798 accepted as Corallium Cuvier, 1798 (new combination reference)
Madrepora corallium rubrum (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Corallium rubrum (Linnaeus, 1758) (new combination reference)
Madrepora labyrinthiformis Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Diploria labyrinthiformis (Linnaeus, 1758) (additional source)
Medusa aequorea Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Aequorea forskalea Péron & Lesueur, 1810 (original description)
Medusa andromeda Forskål, 1775 accepted as Cassiopea andromeda (Forskål, 1775) (original description)
Medusa beroe albens Forsskål, 1775 (original description)
Medusa beroe densa Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Cydippe densa (Forsskål, 1775) (original description)
Medusa beroe rufescens Forsskål, 1775 (original description)
Medusa cephea Forskål, 1775 accepted as Cephea cephea (Forskål, 1775) (original description)
Medusa cruciata Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Laodicea undulata (Forbes & Goodsir, 1853) (original description)
Medusa mollicina Forsskål, 1776 accepted as Pegantha mollicina (Forsskål, 1775) (original description)
Medusa noctiluca Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Pelagia noctiluca (Forsskål, 1775) (original description)
Medusa octostyla Forskål, 1775 accepted as Cephea octostyla (Forskål, 1775) (original description)
Medusa persea Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Aurelia persea (Forsskål, 1775) (original description)
Medusa pileata Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Neoturris pileata (Forsskål, 1775) (original description)
Medusa proboscidalis Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Geryonia proboscidalis (Forsskål, 1775) (original description)
Millepora cellulata Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Stylophora pistillata (Esper, 1792) (original description)
Millepora conglomerata Forsskål, 1775 (original description)
Millepora dichotoma Forsskål, 1775 (original description)
Millepora exaesa Forsskål, 1775 (original description)
Millepora lichenoides (J.Ellis) J.Ellis & Solander, 1786 accepted as Mesophyllum lichenoides (J.Ellis) Me.Lemoine, 1928 (original description)
Millepora muricata Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Acropora muricata (Linnaeus, 1758) (additional source)
Mugil crenilabis Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Crenimugil crenilabis (Forsskål, 1775) (original description)
Nautilus gizensis Forsskål, 1775 † accepted as Nummulites gizensis (Forskål in Niebuhr, 1775) † accepted as Nummulites gizehensis (Forskål in Niebuhr, 1775) † (original description)
Nautilus major Forsskål, 1775 (original description)
Ostrea pecten Forsskål, 1775 (original description)
Physophora Forsskål, 1775 (original description)
Physsophora Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Physophora Forsskål, 1775 (original description)
Physsophora filiformis Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Rhizophysa filiformis (Forsskål, 1775) (original description)
Physsophora hydrostatica Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Physophora hydrostatica Forsskål, 1775 (original description)
Physsophora rosacea Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Athorybia rosacea (Forsskål, 1775) (original description)
Priapus Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Actinia Linnaeus, 1767 (original description)
Priapus albus Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Discosoma album (Forsskål, 1775) (original description)
Priapus giganteus Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Stichodactyla gigantea (Forsskål, 1775) (original description)
Priapus polypus Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Calliactis polypus (Forsskål, 1775) (original description)
Priapus ruber Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Actinia equina (Linnaeus, 1758) (original description)
Priapus viridis Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Anemonia viridis (Forsskål, 1775) (original description)
Salpa Forskål, 1775 (original description)
Salpa (Apsteinia) punctata Forskål, 1775 accepted as Ihlea punctata (Forskål, 1775) (original description)
Salpa (Pegea) confoederata Forskål, 1775 accepted as Pegea confoederata (Forskål, 1775) (original description)
Salpa (Thalia) democratica Forskål, 1775 accepted as Thalia democratica (Forskål, 1775) (original description)
Salpa africana Forskål, 1775 accepted as Salpa maxima Forskål, 1775 (original description)
Salpa confoederata Forskål, 1775 accepted as Pegea confoederata (Forskål, 1775) (original description)
Salpa democratica Forskål, 1775 accepted as Thalia democratica (Forskål, 1775) (original description)
Salpa democratica-mucronata Forskål, 1775 accepted as Thalia democratica (Forskål, 1775) (original description)
Salpa fasciata Forskål, 1775 (original description)
Salpa maxima Forskål, 1775 (original description)
Salpa mucronata Forskål, 1775 accepted as Thalia democratica (Forskål, 1775) (original description)
Salpa pinnata Forskål, 1775 accepted as Cyclosalpa pinnata (Forskål, 1775) (original description)
Salpa polycratica Forskål, 1775 accepted as Soestia zonaria (Pallas, 1774) (original description)
Salpa punctata Forskål, 1775 accepted as Ihlea punctata (Forskål, 1775) (original description)
Salpa sipho Forskål, 1775 (original description)
Salpa solitaria Forskål, 1775 (original description)
Scomber falcatus Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Trachinotus blochii (Lacepède, 1801) (original description)
Serpula cinerea Forskål, 1775 (original description)
Silurus cornutus Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Macroramphosus scolopax (Linnaeus, 1758) (original description)
Spongia violacea Forskål, 1775 (original description)
Teredo [Forskål, 1775] (original description)
Teredo arenaria Forskål, 1775 accepted as Amphitrite cirrata Müller, 1776 (original description)
Thalia mucronata (Forskål, 1775) accepted as Thalia democratica (Forskål, 1775) (original description)
Trachinotus falcatus (Forsskål, 1775) accepted as Trachinotus blochii (Lacepède, 1801) (original description)
Biphora democratica (Forskål, 1775) accepted as Thalia democratica (Forskål, 1775) (original description)
Biphora mucronata (Forskål, 1775) accepted as Thalia democratica (Forskål, 1775) (original description)
Biphora punctata (Forskål, 1775) accepted as Ihlea punctata (Forskål, 1775) (original description)
Chaetodon abudafur Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Dascyllus abudafur (Forsskål, 1775) (original description)
Fistularia Forsskål, 1775 (original description)
Fistularia impatiens Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Holothuria (Thymiosycia) impatiens (Forsskål, 1775) (original description)
Fistularia maxima Forsskål, 1775 (original description)
Fistularia reciprocans Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Synaptula reciprocans (Forsskål, 1775) (original description)
Fistularia vittata Forsskål, 1775 (original description)
Helix arabica Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Euryptyxis labiosa (O. F. Müller, 1774) (original description)
Helix desertorum Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Eremina desertorum (Forsskål, 1775) (original description)
Helix terrestris Forsskål, 1775 (original description)
Holothuria spirans Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Velella velella (Linnaeus, 1758) (basis of record)
Hydra multicornis Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Clava multicornis (Forsskål, 1775) (original description)
Labrus lapina Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Symphodus tinca (Linnaeus, 1758) (additional source)
Madrepora astroites Forskål, 1775 (additional source)
Madrepora cavernosa Forskål, 1775 accepted as Dipsastraea favus (Forskål, 1775) (additional source)
Madrepora corallium Cuvier, 1798 accepted as Corallium Cuvier, 1798 (new combination reference)
Madrepora corallium rubrum (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Corallium rubrum (Linnaeus, 1758) (new combination reference)
Madrepora labyrinthiformis Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Diploria labyrinthiformis (Linnaeus, 1758) (additional source)
Medusa aequorea Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Aequorea forskalea Péron & Lesueur, 1810 (original description)
Medusa andromeda Forskål, 1775 accepted as Cassiopea andromeda (Forskål, 1775) (original description)
Medusa beroe albens Forsskål, 1775 (original description)
Medusa beroe densa Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Cydippe densa (Forsskål, 1775) (original description)
Medusa beroe rufescens Forsskål, 1775 (original description)
Medusa cephea Forskål, 1775 accepted as Cephea cephea (Forskål, 1775) (original description)
Medusa cruciata Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Laodicea undulata (Forbes & Goodsir, 1853) (original description)
Medusa mollicina Forsskål, 1776 accepted as Pegantha mollicina (Forsskål, 1775) (original description)
Medusa noctiluca Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Pelagia noctiluca (Forsskål, 1775) (original description)
Medusa octostyla Forskål, 1775 accepted as Cephea octostyla (Forskål, 1775) (original description)
Medusa persea Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Aurelia persea (Forsskål, 1775) (original description)
Medusa pileata Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Neoturris pileata (Forsskål, 1775) (original description)
Medusa proboscidalis Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Geryonia proboscidalis (Forsskål, 1775) (original description)
Millepora cellulata Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Stylophora pistillata (Esper, 1792) (original description)
Millepora conglomerata Forsskål, 1775 (original description)
Millepora dichotoma Forsskål, 1775 (original description)
Millepora exaesa Forsskål, 1775 (original description)
Millepora lichenoides (J.Ellis) J.Ellis & Solander, 1786 accepted as Mesophyllum lichenoides (J.Ellis) Me.Lemoine, 1928 (original description)
Millepora muricata Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Acropora muricata (Linnaeus, 1758) (additional source)
Mugil crenilabis Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Crenimugil crenilabis (Forsskål, 1775) (original description)
Nautilus gizensis Forsskål, 1775 † accepted as Nummulites gizensis (Forskål in Niebuhr, 1775) † accepted as Nummulites gizehensis (Forskål in Niebuhr, 1775) † (original description)
Nautilus major Forsskål, 1775 (original description)
Ostrea pecten Forsskål, 1775 (original description)
Physophora Forsskål, 1775 (original description)
Physsophora Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Physophora Forsskål, 1775 (original description)
Physsophora filiformis Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Rhizophysa filiformis (Forsskål, 1775) (original description)
Physsophora hydrostatica Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Physophora hydrostatica Forsskål, 1775 (original description)
Physsophora rosacea Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Athorybia rosacea (Forsskål, 1775) (original description)
Priapus Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Actinia Linnaeus, 1767 (original description)
Priapus albus Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Discosoma album (Forsskål, 1775) (original description)
Priapus giganteus Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Stichodactyla gigantea (Forsskål, 1775) (original description)
Priapus polypus Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Calliactis polypus (Forsskål, 1775) (original description)
Priapus ruber Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Actinia equina (Linnaeus, 1758) (original description)
Priapus viridis Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Anemonia viridis (Forsskål, 1775) (original description)
Salpa Forskål, 1775 (original description)
Salpa (Apsteinia) punctata Forskål, 1775 accepted as Ihlea punctata (Forskål, 1775) (original description)
Salpa (Pegea) confoederata Forskål, 1775 accepted as Pegea confoederata (Forskål, 1775) (original description)
Salpa (Thalia) democratica Forskål, 1775 accepted as Thalia democratica (Forskål, 1775) (original description)
Salpa africana Forskål, 1775 accepted as Salpa maxima Forskål, 1775 (original description)
Salpa confoederata Forskål, 1775 accepted as Pegea confoederata (Forskål, 1775) (original description)
Salpa democratica Forskål, 1775 accepted as Thalia democratica (Forskål, 1775) (original description)
Salpa democratica-mucronata Forskål, 1775 accepted as Thalia democratica (Forskål, 1775) (original description)
Salpa fasciata Forskål, 1775 (original description)
Salpa maxima Forskål, 1775 (original description)
Salpa mucronata Forskål, 1775 accepted as Thalia democratica (Forskål, 1775) (original description)
Salpa pinnata Forskål, 1775 accepted as Cyclosalpa pinnata (Forskål, 1775) (original description)
Salpa polycratica Forskål, 1775 accepted as Soestia zonaria (Pallas, 1774) (original description)
Salpa punctata Forskål, 1775 accepted as Ihlea punctata (Forskål, 1775) (original description)
Salpa sipho Forskål, 1775 (original description)
Salpa solitaria Forskål, 1775 (original description)
Scomber falcatus Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Trachinotus blochii (Lacepède, 1801) (original description)
Serpula cinerea Forskål, 1775 (original description)
Silurus cornutus Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Macroramphosus scolopax (Linnaeus, 1758) (original description)
Spongia violacea Forskål, 1775 (original description)
Teredo [Forskål, 1775] (original description)
Teredo arenaria Forskål, 1775 accepted as Amphitrite cirrata Müller, 1776 (original description)
Thalia mucronata (Forskål, 1775) accepted as Thalia democratica (Forskål, 1775) (original description)
Trachinotus falcatus (Forsskål, 1775) accepted as Trachinotus blochii (Lacepède, 1801) (original description)
Egypt for Helix desertorum Forsskål, 1775
Egyptian Exclusive Economic Zone for Priapus ruber Forsskål, 1775
Egyptian Exclusive Economic Zone for Priapus viridis Forsskål, 1775
Mediterranean Sea for Medusa proboscidalis Forsskål, 1775
Mediterranean Sea for Salpa africana Forskål, 1775
Mediterranean Sea for Salpa pinnata Forskål, 1775
Mediterranean Sea for Salpa punctata Forskål, 1775
Oresund Strait for Hydra multicornis Forsskål, 1775
Red Sea for Medusa cephea Forskål, 1775
Red Sea for Medusa octostyla Forskål, 1775
Saudi Arabian Exclusive Economic Zone for Priapus albus Forsskål, 1775
Saudi Arabian Exclusive Economic Zone for Priapus polypus Forsskål, 1775
Yemen for Helix arabica Forsskål, 1775
Yemeni Exclusive Economic Zone for Priapus giganteus Forsskål, 1775
Yemeni Exclusive Economic Zone for Priapus giganteus Forsskål, 1775
Egyptian Exclusive Economic Zone for Priapus ruber Forsskål, 1775
Egyptian Exclusive Economic Zone for Priapus viridis Forsskål, 1775
Mediterranean Sea for Medusa proboscidalis Forsskål, 1775
Mediterranean Sea for Salpa africana Forskål, 1775
Mediterranean Sea for Salpa pinnata Forskål, 1775
Mediterranean Sea for Salpa punctata Forskål, 1775
Oresund Strait for Hydra multicornis Forsskål, 1775
Red Sea for Medusa cephea Forskål, 1775
Red Sea for Medusa octostyla Forskål, 1775
Saudi Arabian Exclusive Economic Zone for Priapus albus Forsskål, 1775
Saudi Arabian Exclusive Economic Zone for Priapus polypus Forsskål, 1775
Yemen for Helix arabica Forsskål, 1775
Yemeni Exclusive Economic Zone for Priapus giganteus Forsskål, 1775
Yemeni Exclusive Economic Zone for Priapus giganteus Forsskål, 1775
