Kauaʻi record · KCA-MICRO-000074
Reef surface biofilm
Reef benthic microbial biofilm
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Kauaʻi evidence
Claims remain limited to cited evidence; direct Kauaʻi occurrence is not inferred from statewide relevance unless explicitly stated.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Reef benthic microbial biofilm
- Common names
- Reef surface biofilm
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Kauaʻi reef-health relevance
- Origin
- Native/introduced status varies by member
- Conservation status
- High
- Evidence date
- 2026-09-13
- Evidence limits
- Claims remain limited to cited evidence; direct Kauaʻi occurrence is not inferred from statewide relevance unless explicitly stated.
Habitat and ecology
- Habitats
- Hard-bottom reef surfaces, algal turf and coral-adjacent surfaces
- Ecological role
- biofilm community / Marine microbial biofilm with Kauaʻi-relevant ecological, disease, food-web, or biosecurity pathway.
- Food and resource needs
- Hard-bottom reef surfaces, algal turf and coral-adjacent surfaces
- Reproduction
- Not specified in Microorganisms v1.0.0
- Shelter
- Hard-bottom reef surfaces, algal turf and coral-adjacent surfaces
- Substrate
- Hard-bottom reef surfaces, algal turf and coral-adjacent surfaces
Threats and conservation
- Threats
- Settlement cues, nutrient cycling, microbialization and benthic condition
- Conservation actions
- High
- Monitoring
- Kauaʻi-specific abundance, seasonal dynamics, host specificity, strain identity, micro-site behavior, and specialist-source assertions should be expanded as source material is contributed.
- Data gaps
- Kauaʻi-specific abundance, seasonal dynamics, host specificity, strain identity, micro-site behavior, and specialist-source assertions should be expanded as source material is contributed.
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal timing
- Not specified in Microorganisms v1.0.0
- Seasonal description
- Reef surface biofilm is included because it is relevant to Kauaʻi conservation, agriculture, freshwater/reef function, disease ecology, biosecurity, or public environmental health.