Antonino (or Antonius) de Bivona-Bernardi (1774[1] or 24 October 1778[2][3] – 1837) was a Sicilian botanist, bryologist and phycologist.

After graduating, he travelled to Naples and elsewhere in Italy, making the acquaintance of scientists such as Michele Tenore and Vincenzo Petagna.

Professor Francesco Ferrara of Palermo entered a public dispute about deposits had found in Sicily, which he (Antonino), had discovered and thought were fossils.

[3] He returned to Palermo upon the death of his uncle, and began to publish botanical works that had great impact in Italy and Europe.

He founded the scientific journal "L'Iride" ("The Iris") and obtained the post of Inspector-General of Waters and Forests, but died in Palermo during the cholera epidemic of 1837.