Asteronotus hepaticus
Asteronotus hepaticus is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Discodorididae.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Superfamily: | Doridoidea |
| Family: | Discodorididae |
| Genus: | Asteronotus |
| Species: | A. hepaticus |
| Binomial name | |
| Asteronotus hepaticus (Abraham, 1877)[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Doris hepatica Abraham, 1877 | |
Distribution
This species was originally described from the Pacific Ocean. It is known from Vanuatu, Indonesia, the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea.[3]
Description
Asteronotus hepaticus is a large dorid nudibranch with a distinctive deep purple colouration.[4]
References
- Abraham, P. S. (1877). Revision of the anthobranchiate nudibranchiate Mollusca, with descriptions or notices of forty-one hitherto undescribed species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pp. 196-269, pls. 27-30, page 249.
- Bouchet, P. (2016). Asteronotus hepaticus (Abraham, 1877). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-10-24
- Gosliner T.M., Behrens D.W. & Valdés A. (2008) Indo-Pacific nudibranchs and sea slugs. Sea Challengers Natural History Books and California Academy of Sciences. 426 pp., page 173.
- Anderson, J. (2002). Asteronotus hepaticus at nudibranch.org.
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