Kauaʻi record · KCA-MOL-00051
Leaf Sheep
Costasiella kuroshimae
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About Leaf Sheep
Sea Slugs of Hawaii explicitly includes Kauai; iNaturalist observation 244845095 is tagged Kauai County but mapped inland and is not relied on alone.
WoRMS AphiaID 494655 lists Costasiella kuroshimae as accepted; expert account notes possible species-complex uncertainty outside Hawaiʻi but states Hawaiian animals closely match the original description.
Expert account reports animals on Avrainvillea erecta mainly at 7-34 m, rarely <3 m, within nearshore scope.
Authoritative expert distribution and habitat pass; classify historical/yellow because the available modern point is terrestrial and species-complex caution remains.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Costasiella kuroshimae
- Common names
- Leaf Sheep
- Other names
- Costasiella kuroshimae
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Expert island occurrence verified; exact current Kauaʻi specimen metadata remain incomplete.
- 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
- Costasiella kuroshimae is included in the verified Kauaʻi mollusk census. Authoritative expert distribution and habitat pass; classify historical/yellow because the available modern point is terrestrial and species-complex caution remains.