Berghia marcusi

Berghia marcusi is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch. It is a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Aeolidiidae.[2]

Berghia marcusi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain:Eukaryota
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Subclass:Heterobranchia
Order:Nudibranchia
Suborder:Cladobranchia
Family:Aeolidiidae
Genus:Berghia
Species:
B. marcusi
Binomial name
Berghia marcusi
Dominguez, Troncoso & García, 2008[1]

Distribution

This species is present in western Atlantic Ocean, from Florida to Jamaica and south to Brazil (Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo).[3]

Description

Berghia marcusi has a maximum reported size of 16.6 mm.[3] It is a translucent white animal with a pattern of orange patches on the head and orange lines at the bases of the cerata.[4][5]

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