Berghia
Sign in to saveBerghia is a genus of sea slugs, aeolid nudibranchs. They are shell-less marine gastropod molluscs in the family Aeolidiidae. They are covered in cerata which give them their unique tentacle look and color. Berghia are commonly found in shallow waters and their diet consists of strictly Aiptasia anemone. This genus is now commonly used commercially to fight off anemone populations in fish tanks.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderNudibranchia
- FamilyAeolidiidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 15
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Aeolidiidae
- Collections
- USNM, CAS, BPBM, FWRI, AM
- Recorded in
- United States, Papua New Guinea, Cayman Islands, Indonesia, Bahamas, Japan, Honduras, Madagascar
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Aeolidiidae
- Image
- Berghia coerulescens (Laurillard, 1830).jpg
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- Berghia
- taxon name
- Berghia
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Berghia
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Life-history
- Habitat
- Diet and fish tank applications
- Anatomy
- Predators
- Defense mechanism
- Reproduction
- Development
- Species
- References
Berghia is a genus of sea slugs, aeolid nudibranchs. They are shell-less marine gastropod molluscs in the family Aeolidiidae. They are covered in cerata which give them their unique tentacle look and color. Berghia are commonly found in shallow waters and their diet consists of strictly Aiptasia anemone. This genus is now commonly used commercially to fight off anemone populations in fish tanks.
== Life-history == The validity of the genus Berghia has been contested for years since its discovery in 1877. It has been questioned mostly due to their phenotypic similarities to the genus Spurilla despite having unique colorations. The monophyly of Berghia started to be highly supported after the addition of Berghia stephanieae and later results have proven that Spurilla and Berghia were not as closely related as previously thought.
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