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(unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura clade Aeolidida |
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Species: | B. verrucicornis
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Berghia verrucicornis | |
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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]