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Berghia salaamica (Rudman, 1982) [Spurilla]

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Berghia salaamica has a translucent white body, it is characterized by white patches on the body: one on the head, another diamond-shaped one behind the rhinophores, one on the pericardium, and additional patches more posteriorly. It has papillate rhinophores, with relatively long scattered papillae on the posterior side. The cerata are long and cylindrical with opaque white markings along their length.
Pretty similar is Berghia major in which the cerata are curved and flattened, often with blue and yellow markings, and it usually lacks the white patches on the body.
Berghia salaamica was originally placed by William B. Rudman in the genus Spurilla,
I follow IPN which places it because of the papillate rhinophores in the genus Berghia:
Gosliner, Terrence M., David W. Behrens & Ángel Valdés. 2008. Indo-Pacific Nudibranchs and Sea Slugs. Sea Challengers Natural History Books.
Gig Harbor, Washington. 426pp. at page 403
More informations on Berghia salaamica are at Bill Rudman's Sea-Slug Forum!