Kauaʻi record · KCA-MOL-00039
Spotted Swallowtail Slug
Chelidonura alisonae
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About Spotted Swallowtail Slug
Sea Slugs of Hawaii explicitly includes Kauai; iNaturalist RG observations 12653416 (2018-05-20) and 47378709 (2020-05-25) are georeferenced on Kauaʻi near Salt Pond/ʻEleʻele.
WoRMS AphiaID 559045 lists Chelidonura alisonae as accepted.
Expert account gives a 1-11 m (3-35 ft) shallow benthic depth range.
Explicit expert island listing, shallow depth, accepted identity, and recent island photographs support current occurrence; identification remains photographic. Reconciled rule: undated expert occurrence or community observations do not independently establish CURRENT status.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Chelidonura alisonae
- Common names
- Spotted Swallowtail Slug
- Other names
- Chelidonura alisonae
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Authoritative survey or expert evidence verifies Kauaʻi occurrence historically; community observations were not used to promote the record to CURRENT.
- Origin
- Origin not inferred from occurrence census
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
- Evidence limits
- Occurrence category and evidence are source-bounded. Abundance, trend, and living status are not inferred beyond the reviewed evidence.
Habitat and ecology
- Habitats
- Marine reef and nearshore
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Chelidonura alisonae is included in the verified Kauaʻi mollusk census. Explicit expert island listing, shallow depth, accepted identity, and recent island photographs support current occurrence; identification remains photographic. Reconciled rule: undated expert occurrence or community observations do not independently establish CURRENT status.