Kauaʻi record · KCA-MOL-00049
Desirable Nudibranch
Coryphellina exoptata
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About Desirable Nudibranch
Sea Slugs of Hawaii explicitly includes Kauai; iNaturalist RG observations 334279 (Sheraton Caverns, 2010-03-22) and 44658347 (Poʻipū dive site, 2019-10-06) are island-georeferenced.
WoRMS AphiaID 1047492 lists Coryphellina exoptata as accepted; expert account notes some sources use this name for Flabellina exoptata.
Expert account states rocky overhangs at 6-24 m; observation 334279 explicitly gives a maximum dive depth of 60 ft/18 m.
Accepted species, explicit Kauaʻi expert distribution, exact qualifying dive depth, and repeated photographs support inclusion. Reconciled rule: undated expert occurrence or community observations do not independently establish CURRENT status.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Coryphellina exoptata
- Common names
- Desirable Nudibranch
- Other names
- Coryphellina exoptata · Flabellina exoptata
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Authoritative survey or expert evidence verifies Kauaʻi occurrence historically; community observations were not used to promote the record to CURRENT.
- Origin
- Origin not inferred from occurrence census
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
- Evidence limits
- Occurrence category and evidence are source-bounded. Abundance, trend, and living status are not inferred beyond the reviewed evidence.
Habitat and ecology
- Habitats
- Marine reef and nearshore
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Coryphellina exoptata is included in the verified Kauaʻi mollusk census. Accepted species, explicit Kauaʻi expert distribution, exact qualifying dive depth, and repeated photographs support inclusion. Reconciled rule: undated expert occurrence or community observations do not independently establish CURRENT status.