Species Asteronotus cespitosus (Hasselt, 1824)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Doris cespitosa Hasselt, J.C. van 1824. Uittreksel mit einen brief van Dr J.C. Hasselt, aan Prof van Swinderen. Algemene Konst-en Letterbode 1824 2: 20–24 [22].
• Asteronotus hemprichi Ehrenberg, 1831.
• Doris mauritiana Quoy & Gaimard, 1832.
• Doris exanthemata Kelaart, 1858.
• Doris foetida Pease, 1860.
• Asteronotus bertrana Bergh, 1878.
• Doris mabilla Abraham, 1877.
• Doris crescentica Collingwood, 1881.
• Asteronotus fuscus O'Donoghue, 1924.
• Asteronotus brassica Allan, 1932.
• Asteronotus madrasensis O'Donoghue, 1932.
• Asteronotus wardianus Allan, J.K. 1932. Australian nudibranchs. The Australian Zoologist 7(2): 87–105 [95].

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Marshall, J.G. & Willan, R.C. 1999. Nudibranchs of Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef. Leiden : Backhuys 257 pp. [72]

Generic Combinations

• Asteronotus cespitosus (Hasselt, 1824). —
  Wells, F.E. & Bryce, C.W. 1993. Sea Slugs of Western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 184 pp. [96, species 113]
  Marshall, J.G. & Willan, R.C. 1999. Nudibranchs of Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef. Leiden : Backhuys 257 pp. [71-72]

Distribution

States

Queensland, Western Australia

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Northeast Shelf Province (40)

Ecological Descriptors

Marine.

History of changes