Kauaʻi record · kba_alga_sellaphora_makauwahiensis
Sellaphora makauwahiensis
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About Sellaphora makauwahiensis
Sellaphora makauwahiensis is reported from Kauaʻi in the cited source. Named in the 2016 Kauaʻi cave diatom treatment. The name and local occurrence remain source-bounded while taxonomic review continues.
Kauaʻi evidence
Named in the 2016 Kauaʻi cave diatom treatment. These four illustrate a much larger 80-taxon cave diatom corpus.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Sellaphora makauwahiensis
- 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
- These four illustrate a much larger 80-taxon cave diatom corpus.
Habitat and ecology
- Habitats
- cave / wet wall
- 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
- diatom
Threats and conservation
- Monitoring
- Verify voucher, current occurrence, and taxonomic name before stronger local claims
- Data gaps
- Verify specimen location, habitat and name; add canonical diatom record
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal timing
- Not assessed
- Seasonal description
- Sellaphora makauwahiensis is reported from Kauaʻi in the cited source. Named in the 2016 Kauaʻi cave diatom treatment. The name and local occurrence remain source-bounded while taxonomic review continues.