Kauaʻi record · KCA-MICRO-000059
Anabaena/Dolichospermum group
Anabaena / Dolichospermum spp.
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Kauaʻi evidence
Claims remain limited to cited evidence; direct Kauaʻi occurrence is not inferred from statewide relevance unless explicitly stated.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Anabaena / Dolichospermum spp.
- Common names
- Anabaena/Dolichospermum group
- Record type
- community_or_group
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Hawaiian freshwater cyanobacteria relevance
- Origin
- Native/introduced status varies
- Conservation status
- Moderate / contextual
- Evidence date
- 2026-09-13
- Evidence limits
- Claims remain limited to cited evidence; direct Kauaʻi occurrence is not inferred from statewide relevance unless explicitly stated.
Habitat and ecology
- Habitats
- Freshwater pools, reservoirs and biofilms where verified
- Ecological role
- cyanobacteria / Nostocaceae with Kauaʻi-relevant ecological, disease, food-web, or biosecurity pathway.
- Food and resource needs
- Freshwater pools, reservoirs and biofilms where verified
- Reproduction
- Not specified in Microorganisms v1.0.0
- Shelter
- Freshwater pools, reservoirs and biofilms where verified
- Substrate
- Freshwater pools, reservoirs and biofilms where verified
Threats and conservation
- Threats
- Nitrogen-fixing or bloom-capable cyanobacteria group
- Conservation actions
- Moderate / contextual
- Monitoring
- Kauaʻi-specific abundance, seasonal dynamics, host specificity, strain identity, micro-site behavior, and specialist-source assertions should be expanded as source material is contributed.
- Data gaps
- Kauaʻi-specific abundance, seasonal dynamics, host specificity, strain identity, micro-site behavior, and specialist-source assertions should be expanded as source material is contributed.
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal timing
- Not specified in Microorganisms v1.0.0
- Seasonal description
- Anabaena/Dolichospermum group is included because it is relevant to Kauaʻi conservation, agriculture, freshwater/reef function, disease ecology, biosecurity, or public environmental health.