Kauaʻi record · kba_alga_phormidium_ambiguum
Phormidium ambiguum
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About Phormidium ambiguum
Phormidium ambiguum is reported from Kauaʻi in the cited source. Lower Huleʻia Stream; Sherwood 313 (BISH). The name and local occurrence remain source-bounded while taxonomic review continues.
Kauaʻi evidence
Lower Huleʻia Stream; Sherwood 313 (BISH). 2004 historical name, current placement not yet checked.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Phormidium ambiguum
- 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
- 2004 historical name, current placement not yet checked.
Habitat and ecology
- Habitats
- freshwater stream
- Food and resource needs
- Light, water, and nutrients; strain-specific requirements not assessed
- Reproduction
- Not assessed for Kauaʻi population
- Shelter
- Not assessed
- Growth form
- cyanobacterium
Threats and conservation
- Monitoring
- Verify voucher, current occurrence, and taxonomic name before stronger local claims
- Data gaps
- Review taxonomic synonymy; add stream relationship
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal timing
- Not assessed
- Seasonal description
- Phormidium ambiguum is reported from Kauaʻi in the cited source. Lower Huleʻia Stream; Sherwood 313 (BISH). The name and local occurrence remain source-bounded while taxonomic review continues.