Superfamily Aeolidioidea Genus Berghia | Family Aeolidiidae Scientific name Berghia verrucicornis Rank Species | |
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Similar Berghia stephanieae, Berghia, Aeolidiella, Aiptasia, Pseudochromis fridmani | ||
Berghia verrucicornis
Berghia verrucicornis is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch. It is a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Aeolidiidae.
Contents
- Berghia verrucicornis
- Berghia verrucicornis aeolidiella stephanieae vs glasrose
- Distribution
- Description
- Habitat
- In the aquarium
- References
Berghia verrucicornis aeolidiella stephanieae vs glasrose
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. Reports of this species from elsewhere appear to be of similar separate species, in particular Berghia stephanieae.
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 anemones has been called Berghia verrucicornis, but is actually the species Berghia stephanieae, which was described in 2005.
