| Berghia verrucicornis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
| Family: | Aeolidiidae |
| Genus: | Berghia |
| Species: | B. verrucicornis |
| Binomial name | |
| Berghia verrucicornis | |
| Synonyms [2] | |
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Berghia verrucicornis is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch. It is a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Aeolidiidae. [2]
This species was described from the Gulf of Naples, Italy. [1] 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 [3] south to Senegal [4] and Ghana. [5] Reports of this species from elsewhere appear to be of similar separate species, in particular Berghia stephanieae .
This species has a maximum reported size of 20 mm. [4]
This species is found in depths of 0 m to 11 m. [4]
The species from aquaria eating Aiptasia anemones has been called Berghia verrucicornis, but is actually the species Berghia stephanieae , which was described in 2005. [4]
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