Asteronotus hepaticus | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
Order: | Nudibranchia |
Suborder: | Doridina |
Superfamily: | Doridoidea |
Family: | Discodorididae |
Genus: | Asteronotus |
Species: | A. hepaticus
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Binomial name | |
Asteronotus hepaticus (Abraham, 1877)
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Synonyms | |
Doris hepatica Abraham, 1877 |
Asteronotus hepaticus is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Discodorididae. [2]
This species was originally described from the Pacific Ocean. It is known from Vanuatu, Indonesia, the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea. [3]
Asteronotus hepaticus is a large dorid nudibranch with a distinctive deep purple colouration. [4]