Kauaʻi record · KCA-MOL-00040
Blue Swallowtail Slug
Chelidonura hirundinina
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About Blue Swallowtail Slug
Sea Slugs of Hawaii explicitly includes Kauai; iNaturalist RG observations 195283501 (Poʻipū, 2014-05-07) and 7529305 (Kalihiwai, 2017-08-16) are on Kauaʻi Island.
WoRMS AphiaID 420528 lists Chelidonura hirundinina as accepted; expert account distinguishes a historical Hawaiian misdrawing from C. alisonae.
Expert account states rocky/Halimeda habitat from <1 to at least 30 m and tidepools.
Accepted species with explicit expert island occurrence, qualifying shallow habitat, and two dated island photographs. Reconciled rule: undated expert occurrence or community observations do not independently establish CURRENT status.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Chelidonura hirundinina
- Common names
- Blue Swallowtail Slug
- Other names
- Chelidonura hirundinina
- 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 hirundinina is included in the verified Kauaʻi mollusk census. Accepted species with explicit expert island occurrence, qualifying shallow habitat, and two dated island photographs. Reconciled rule: undated expert occurrence or community observations do not independently establish CURRENT status.