Berghia

Berghia
Berghia coerulescens
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Cladobranchia
Family: Aeolidiidae
Genus: Berghia
Trinchese, 1877
Type species
Eolidia coerulescens Laurillard, 1830
Synonyms
  • Millereolidia Ortea, Caballer & Espinosa, 2004
  • Milleria Ortea, Caballer & Espinosa, 2003 (preoccupied name)

Berghia is a genus of sea slugs, aeolid nudibranchs. They are shell-less marine gastropod molluscs in the family Aeolidiidae. They are covered in cerata which give them their unique tentacle look and color. Berghia are commonly found in shallow waters and their diet consists of strictly Aiptasia Anemone. This genus is now commonly used commercially to fight off Anemone populations in fish tanks.