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Berghia rissodominguezi

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Berghia rissodominguezi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Cladobranchia
Family: Aeolidiidae
Genus: Berghia
Species:
B. rissodominguezi
Binomial name
Berghia rissodominguezi
Muniain & Ortea, 1999[1]

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

Distribution

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Originally described from Argentina, this species has also been recorded from the Brazilian and Caribbean coasts.[3]

Description

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The maximum recorded length is 52 mm.

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.