Berghia marcusi explained

Berghia marcusi is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch. It is a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Aeolidiidae.^[1]

Distribution

This species is present in western Atlantic Ocean, from Florida to Jamaica and south to Brazil (Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo).^[2]

Description

Berghia marcusi has a maximum reported size of 16.6 mm.^[2] It is a translucent white animal with a pattern of orange patches on the head and orange lines at the bases of the cerata.^{[3] [4]}

External links

• Berghia marcusi in Conquiliologistas do Brasil (in English)

Notes and References

1. Rosenberg, G. (2010). Berghia marcusi. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2011-03-08
2. http://www.malacolog.org/search.php?nameid=16302 Berghia marcusi
3. Townsend, J. (2008).Berghia marcusi Dominguez, Troncoso, and Garcia, 2008 First U. S. Record. at JaxShells.
4. Carmona L., Pola M., Gosliner T.M. & Cervera J.L. (2014). The Atlantic-Mediterranean genus Berghia Trinchese, 1877 (Nudibranchia: Aeolidiidae): taxonomic review and phylogenetic analysis. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 80(5): 482-498.