Asteronotus Ehrenberg, 1831

Donohoo, Samantha A. & Gosliner, Terrence M., 2020, A tale of two genera: the revival of Hoplodoris (Nudibranchia: Discodorididae) with the description of new species of Hoplodoris and Asteronotus, Zootaxa 4890 (1), pp. 1-37 : 8

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4890.1.1
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4329374
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scientific name	Asteronotus Ehrenberg, 1831
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Genus Asteronotus Ehrenberg, 1831 View in CoL

Type Species: Asteronotus hemprichi Ehrenberg, 1831 = Asteronotus cespitosus (van Hasselt, 1824) by monotypy

Diagnosis. Rigid, gelatinous body covered with large, simple, rounded tubercles. Lobate branchial sheath. Labial cuticle unarmed. Reproductive system composed of a granular prostate with two differentiated sections. Vagina unarmed. Penis unarmed. Granular accessory gland armed with an accessory spine ( Valdés 2001). Broad foot, anteriorly notched. Head with two conical oral tentacles. Radula composed of simple, hamate teeth with some denticulation (present study).