Kauaʻi record · KCA-CR-000003
Polynesian Wracklouse
Alloniscus oahuensis
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About Polynesian Wracklouse
Alloniscus oahuensis (Alloniscus oahuensis) is a confirmed Kauaʻi crustacean species documented from Kauaʻi. The occurrence is retained with its source date and status so historical evidence is not presented as a current population estimate.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Alloniscus oahuensis
- Common names
- Polynesian Wracklouse
- Other names
- Alloniscus oahuensis · crustacean · crustaceans
- Family
- Alloniscidae
- Order
- Isopoda
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- confirmed by published Kauaʻi occurrence evidence
- Origin
- adventive
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Alloniscus oahuensis (Alloniscus oahuensis) is a confirmed Kauaʻi crustacean species documented from Kauaʻi. The occurrence is retained with its source date and status so historical evidence is not presented as a current population estimate.
Sources and further reading
- Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans (Oniscidea) from Hawaiian Islands
- ITIS current taxonomic records consulted during reconciliation
- S1: Hawaiian marine bioinvasions review; Alloniscus oahuensis entry
- S2: Taiti and Ferrara (1991), Terrestrial Isopods from the Hawaiian Islands, page 204
- S3: Santamaria and Koch (2023), Cryptic Genetic Diversity in the Coastal Isopod Alloniscus oahuensis from the Pacific Ocean
- S4: Scott Loarie, Kalihiwai observation, 2021-07-21
- S5: Scott Loarie, Lihue observation, 2018-12-24
- S6: Curtis Mahon, Anahola observation, 2026-05-09
- S7: ITIS TSN 594111
- S8: iNaturalist taxon 448670; documented common name Polynesian Wracklouse