Berghia
Encyclopedia
Berghia is a genus
of marine nudibranch
in the family
Aeolidiidae
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Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of marine nudibranch
Nudibranch
A nudibranch is a member of what is now a taxonomic clade, and what was previously a suborder, of soft-bodied, marine gastropod mollusks which shed their shell after their larval stage. They are noted for their often extraordinary colors and striking forms...
in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Aeolidiidae
Aeolidiidae
Aeolidiidae, the aeolid nudibranchs, are a family of Nudibranchs. Many feed on hydroids and thus have highly serrated radular teeth.- Genera :Genera and species within the Aeolidiidae include:* Aeolidia Cuvier, 1797 - type genus...
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Species
Species in the genus Berghia include:- Berghia coerulescensBerghia coerulescensBerghia coerulescens is a species of marine nudibranch in the family Aeolidiidae. It is the type species of the genus Berghia.-Distribution:...
(Laurillard, 1830) - Berghia columbinaBerghia columbinaBerghia columbina is a species of marine nudibranch in the family Aeolidiidae.-External links:* All related articles in Sea Slug Forum...
(Garcia-Gomez & Thompson, 1990) - Berghia creutzbergiBerghia creutzbergiBerghia creutzbergi is a species of marine nudibranch in the family Aeolidiidae.Rosenberg, G. . Berghia creutzbergi. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. World Marine Mollusca database...
Er. Marcus & Ev. Marcus, 1970 - Berghia marcusiBerghia marcusiBerghia marcusi is a species of marine nudibranch in the family Aeolidiidae.-Distribution:Berghia marcusi is present in western Atlantic Ocean, from Jamaica south to Brazil .-External links:...
Dominguez, Troncoso & García, 2008 - Berghia norvegicaBerghia norvegicaBerghia norvegica is a species of marine nudibranch in the family Aeolidiidae....
Odhner, 1939 - Berghia rissodomingueziBerghia rissodomingueziBerghia rissodominguezi is a species of marine nudibranch in the family Aeolidiidae.-Distribution:Berghia rissodominguezi is an inhabitant of the Western Atlantic Ocean, present in Florida, Gulf of Mexico, ABC Islands , Jamaica, St. Lucia, Brazil and Argentina ....
Muniain & Ortea, 1999 - Berghia verrucicornisBerghia verrucicornisBerghia verrucicornis is a species of marine nudibranch in the family Aeolidiidae.-Distribution:Berghia verrucicornis is an inhabitant of the North Atlantic Ocean, present in the Azores Exclusive Economic Zone, the Caribbean Sea, Costa Rica, European waters, the Gulf of Mexico, Jamaica, the...
(Costa A., 1867)