Berghia norvegica is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch. It is a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Aeolidiidae.[2][3]
| Berghia norvegica | |
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| The nudibranch Berghia norvegica, Gulen Dive Resort, Norway. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
| Family: | Aeolidiidae |
| Genus: | Berghia |
| Species: | B. norvegica
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| Berghia norvegica | |
Distribution
editBerghia norvegica was described from Trondheim Fjord. It is known only from a few localities in Norway.
Ecology
editThis nudibranch feeds on the sea anemone Gonactinia prolifera.
References
edit- ^ Odhner N. (1939). "Opisthobranchiate Mollusca from the western and northern coast of Norway". Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers-Selskabs Skrifter 1: 1-93.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Gofas, S. (2010). Berghia norvegica Odhner, 1939. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2011-03-08