Berghia rissodominguezi
Berghia rissodominguezi is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch. It is a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Aeolidiidae.[2]
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| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Nudipleura clade Nudibranchia clade Dexiarchia clade Cladobranchia clade Aeolidida |
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| Species: | B. rissodominguezi |
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| Berghia rissodominguezi Muniain & Ortea, 1999[1] | |
Distribution
Originally described from Argentina, this species has also been recorded from the Brazilian and Caribbean coasts.[3]
Description
The maximum recorded length is 52 mm.
References
- Muniain, C. & Ortea, J. 1999. First records of the genus Berghia Trinchese, 1977 (Opisthobranchia: Aeolidiidae) from Argentina, with description of a new species. Avicennia, 10/11: 143–150.
- Bouchet, P. (2010). Berghia rissodominguezi Muniain & Ortea, 1999. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2011-03-08.
- 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.
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