title: Asteronotus hepaticus
text: # Asteronotus hepaticus
  
  Asteronotus hepaticus is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Discodorididae.
  
  ## Distribution
  
  This species was originally described from the Pacific Ocean. It is known from Vanuatu, Indonesia, the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea.
  
  ## Description
  
  Asteronotus hepaticus is a large dorid nudibranch with a distinctive deep purple colouration.
  
  