Kauaʻi record · KCA-MOL-00239
Tayuva lilacina
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About Tayuva lilacina
Sea Slugs of Hawaiʻi explicitly lists Kauaʻi under the source combination Discodoris lilacina; a 2026 Kauaʻi community observation corroborates.
Fresh WoRMS/MolluscaBase query returned Tayuva lilacina accepted (AphiaID 578710); expert account notes Discodoris lilacina and Tayuva lilacina usage.
Expert account places it primarily in low intertidal/tide pools and shallow rocky habitat, rarely to 21 m.
Expert island occurrence, accepted name bridge, shallow habitat, and recent corroboration validate current status. Strict current-status reconciliation: downgraded to historical because no dated authoritative recent Kauaʻi voucher or survey was inspected.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Tayuva lilacina
- Other names
- Tayuva lilacina · Discodoris lilacina
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Authoritative Kauaʻi occurrence is established, but the authoritative source is historical or undated; later community observations are corroborative only and do not establish present-day persistence.
- 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
- Tayuva lilacina is included in the verified Kauaʻi mollusk census. Expert island occurrence, accepted name bridge, shallow habitat, and recent corroboration validate current status. Strict current-status reconciliation: downgraded to historical because no dated authoritative recent Kauaʻi voucher or survey was inspected.