Kauaʻi record · kba_alga_kumanoa_alakaiensis
Kumanoa alakaiensis
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About Kumanoa alakaiensis
Kumanoa alakaiensis is reported from Kauaʻi in the cited source. Described from Kōkeʻe State Park, Kauaʻi in Sherwood et al. (2014). The name and local occurrence remain source-bounded while taxonomic review continues.
Kauaʻi evidence
Described from Kōkeʻe State Park, Kauaʻi in Sherwood et al. (2014). Distinct newly surfaced gap in the prior audit; original description is primary source.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Kumanoa alakaiensis
- Record type
- Species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Documented or reported from Kauaʻi in cited source
- Origin
- Not adjudicated
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
- Evidence date
- 2026-09-28
- Evidence limits
- Distinct newly surfaced gap in the prior audit; original description is primary source.
Habitat and ecology
- Habitats
- Kōkeʻe stream
- Food and resource needs
- Light, water, and nutrients for photosynthetic taxa; precise requirements not assessed
- Reproduction
- Not assessed for Kauaʻi population
- Shelter
- Not assessed
- Growth form
- freshwater red alga
Threats and conservation
- Monitoring
- Verify voucher, current occurrence, and taxonomic name before stronger local claims
- Data gaps
- Extract original type locality and diagnostic figure, reconcile accepted name, then plate and bind.
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal timing
- Not assessed
- Seasonal description
- Kumanoa alakaiensis is reported from Kauaʻi in the cited source. Described from Kōkeʻe State Park, Kauaʻi in Sherwood et al. (2014). The name and local occurrence remain source-bounded while taxonomic review continues.