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Asteronotus hepaticus Nudibranch

Asteronotus hepaticus is commonly referred to as Nudibranch. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Asteronotus hepaticus, Dauin, Negros Oriental, Philippines 2023


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lexID:
7038 
AphiaID:
872645 
Scientific:
Asteronotus hepaticus 
German:
Nacktschnecke 
English:
Nudibranch 
Category:
 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Discodorididae (Family) > Asteronotus (Genus) > hepaticus (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Abraham, ), 1877 
Occurrence:
Anilao, Central Pazific, Indonesia, Malaysia, Marschall Islands, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Raja Amat, Sulawesi, Vanuatu, Western Pacific Ocean 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
0 - 20 Meter 
Size:
1.18" - 7.87" (3cm - 20cm) 
Temperature:
71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C) 
Food:
Food specialist, Sponges 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2023-03-17 15:44:29 

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Asteronotus hepaticus (Abraham, 1877)

Asteronotus hepaticus have a reddish bown body with and numerous tubercles.This species is a large nudibranch and grows up to 20 cm in length.Asteronotus hepaticus feeds exclusively on sponges.

Synonymised names
Doris hepatica Abraham, 1877 · unaccepted (original combination)

External links

  1. Philippinen Sea Slugs (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Underwaterkwaj (en). Abgerufen am 17.03.2023.
  3. WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 17.03.2023.

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Asteronotus hepaticus, Dauin, Negros Oriental, Philippines 2023
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