Asteronotus mabilla is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Discodorididae.[2]
| Asteronotus mabilla | |
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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. mabilla
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| Binomial name | |
| Asteronotus mabilla (Abraham, 1877)[1]
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| Synonyms | |
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Doris mabilla Abraham, 1877 | |
Distribution edit
This species was originally described from the Seychelles and Samoa. It has been reported from Madagascar.[3]
Description edit
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Ecology edit
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References edit
- ^ 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, pages 249-250.
- ^ Bouchet, P. (2016). Asteronotus mabilla (Abraham, 1877). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-10-24
- ^ Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Contribution à l'étude de la faune de Madagascar: Mollusca marina testacea. Faune des colonies françaises, III(fasc. 4). Société d'Editions géographiques, maritimes et coloniales: Paris. 321-636, plates IV-VII pp.