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Kauaʻi record · KCA-CR-000057

Hawaiodillo sharpi

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Hawaiodillo sharpi — Hawaiodillo sharpi. Atlas ecological plate.
Hawaiodillo sharpi — Hawaiodillo sharpi. Atlas ecological plate. · Kauaʻi Conservation Atlas · AI-generated Atlas reconstruction · approved_primary_plate_v1.5.3 · Image source

About Hawaiodillo sharpi

Hawaiodillo sharpi is an isopod crustacean in the family Armadillidae. Its current scientific name is cited as Hawaiodillo sharpi (Dollfus, 1900). Published sources characterize its origin status as endemic Hawaiian. Published Kauaʻi evidence documents the species from Kauaʻi. The cited evidence includes records dated or referenced to 1996. Evidence types include distribution table. These records establish a documented Kauaʻi occurrence but are not automatically interpreted as a present-day abundance estimate. The documented Kauaʻi habitat context includes terrestrial. For current-status context, historical Kauaʻi occurrence; current population status not reassessed. The taxonomic study characterizes the Kauaʻi records as very rare and historical; no current population status is inferred. The available Kauaʻi evidence does not support adding island-specific claims about diet, reproduction, behavior, population size, or trend unless those points are stated in the cited sources, so they are not inferred here. Keeping the accepted taxonomic concept together with the dated occurrence evidence allows later surveys to distinguish historical documentation from contemporary status.

Names and classification

Scientific name
Hawaiodillo sharpi
Other names
Hawaiodillo sharpi · crustacean · crustaceans
Family
Armadillidae
Order
Isopoda
Record type
species

Kauaʻi occurrence and status

Kauaʻi occurrence
confirmed by published Kauaʻi occurrence evidence
Origin
endemic Hawaiian
Conservation status
Not assessed

Process and seasonal context

Seasonal description
Hawaiodillo sharpi (Hawaiodillo sharpi) 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.

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