''Berghia verrucicornis'' is a
species of
sea slug, an
aeolid nudibranch. It is a shell-less
marine
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gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusc
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in the
family Aeolidiidae
Aeolidiidae, a family of aeolid nudibranchs, are a family of sea slugs, shell-less marine gastropod molluscs.Bouchet, P. (2014)''Aeolidiidae'' Gray, 1827.Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2014-10-24
Most, or perhaps all, mem ...
.
Distribution
This species was described from the
Gulf of Naples,
Italy.
[ It is widespread in the Mediterranean Sea. On the eastern coasts of the North Atlantic Ocean ''Berghia verrucicornis'' is reported from the Bassin d"Arcachon south to Senegal][ and Ghana.][Edmunds, M. (1968). Eolid Mollusca from Ghana with further details of west Atlantic species. Bulletin of Marine Science, 18(1): 203-219.] Reports of this species from elsewhere appear to be of similar separate species, in particular ''Berghia stephanieae
''Berghia stephanieae'' is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Aeolidiidae. It was previously known as ''Aeolidiella stephanieae''.
Distribution
The range of this species is from the most ...
''.
Description
This species has a maximum reported size of 20 mm.[
]
Habitat
This species is found in depths of 0 m to 11 m.[
]
In the aquarium
The species from aquaria eating ''Aiptasia
''Aiptasia'' is a genus of a symbiotic cnidarian belonging to the class Anthozoa ( sea anemones, corals). ''Aiptasia'' is a widely distributed genus of temperate and tropical sea anemones of benthic lifestyle typically found living on mangrov ...
'' anemones has been called ''Berghia verrucicornis'', but is actually the species ''Berghia stephanieae
''Berghia stephanieae'' is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Aeolidiidae. It was previously known as ''Aeolidiella stephanieae''.
Distribution
The range of this species is from the most ...
'', which was described in 2005.[Rudman, W.B., 1998 (July 2]
''Berghia verrucicornis'' (A. Costa, 1864).
n/nowiki> Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Accessed 13 September 2011.
References
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Aeolidiidae
Gastropods described in 1867
Taxa named by Achille Costa