Berghia coerulescens

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Berghia coerulescens
Berghia coerulescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Heterobranchia

clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
clade Dexiarchia
clade Cladobranchia
clade Aeolidida

Superfamily: Aeolidioidea
Family: Aeolidiidae
Genus: Berghia
Species: B. coerulescens
Binomial name
Berghia coerulescens
(Laurillard, 1830)
Synonyms[1][2]

Spurilla caerulescens (sic)
Eolidia coerulescens
Berghia modesta

Error in name:[2]
Berghia caerulescens (sic)

Berghia coerulescens is a species of marine nudibranch in the family Aeolidiidae.[1] It is the type species[citation needed] of the genus Berghia.

Distribution

Berghia coerulescens is present in European waters, the Caribbean Sea, Jamaica, the Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone, and the Spanish Exclusive Economic Zone.[1] They are found at about 1 m depth.[2]

Description

They can grow to a maximum length between 40[2] and 70 mm.[3]

In the aquarium

Although some references[3][4] state that Berghia coerulescens and other members of Berghia will feed on Aiptasia sp. (sea anemones that are usually considered pests in the marine aquarium hobby), the species most mentioned in Internet forums and articles for the control of Aiptasia anemones is Berghia verrucicornis.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Gofas, S. (2010). Berghia coerulescens (Laurillard, 1830). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=196603 on 2011-03-10
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Berghia coerulescens in Malacolog
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Berghia coerulescens in Sea Slug Forum
  4. ↑ Ways to Eliminate Aiptasia Anemones (page 2) in About.com

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