Kauaʻi record · KCA-MOL-00055

Carbunculous Nudibranch

Dendrodoris carbunculosa

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Carbunculous nudibranch — source-informed Atlas ecological reconstruction of a complete adult and juvenile in exposed Hawaiian rocky-reef habitat; not a specimen photograph or evidence of abundance. · Kauaʻi Conservation Atlas · Kauaʻi Conservation Atlas community media · Image source

About Carbunculous Nudibranch

Sea Slugs of Hawaii explicitly includes Kauai in the distribution of Dendrodoris carbunculosa.

WoRMS AphiaID 537025 lists Dendrodoris carbunculosa as accepted; expert account distinguishes it from D. tuberculosa and notes historical photo misidentification.

Expert account reports exposed to highly exposed rocky habitats to at least 15 m (50 ft), within nearshore scope.

Expert distribution, discriminating characters, accepted name, and qualifying habitat validate occurrence conservatively as historical.

Names and classification

Scientific name: Dendrodoris carbunculosa
Common names: Carbunculous Nudibranch
Other names: Dendrodoris carbunculosa
Record type: species

Kauaʻi occurrence and status

Kauaʻi occurrence: Expert island occurrence without an independently inspected dated Kauaʻi observation.
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: Dendrodoris carbunculosa is included in the verified Kauaʻi mollusk census. Expert distribution, discriminating characters, accepted name, and qualifying habitat validate occurrence conservatively as historical.

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