Kauaʻi record · KCA-MOL-00195
Phyllidia varicosa
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About Phyllidia varicosa
TR29a records Phyllidia varicosa at Kauaʻi stations Ka2 and Ka4; the HCRI reef report independently records it and 2025 photographs corroborate.
WoRMS AphiaID 212835 accepts Phyllidia varicosa.
Primary reports are coastal/reef surveys; expert account reports rocks and Halimeda beds from 1 m.
The dated authoritative Kauaʻi survey/expert evidence verifies historical occurrence, but it predates the 2016-10-01 current-status cutoff. Later community identifications cannot independently upgrade the record to current.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Phyllidia varicosa
- Other names
- Phyllidia varicosa
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- qualifying authoritative Kauaʻi evidence predates 2016-10-01; later community observations are corroborative only, so current status is not established
- 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
- Phyllidia varicosa is included in the verified Kauaʻi mollusk census. The dated authoritative Kauaʻi survey/expert evidence verifies historical occurrence, but it predates the 2016-10-01 current-status cutoff. Later community identifications cannot independently upgrade the record to current.