| Asteronotus hepaticus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| 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 | |
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]
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