Kauaʻi record · KCA-MOL-00056
White-and-brown Dendrodoris
Dendrodoris elongata
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About White-and-brown Dendrodoris
Sea Slugs of Hawaii explicitly includes Kauai; iNaturalist RG observations 263958586 and 260031082 are dated 2025 at Salt Pond/Port Allen, Kauaʻi.
WoRMS AphiaID 533873 lists Dendrodoris elongata as accepted; expert account notes older Hawaiian listing as D. albobrunnea.
Observation 263958586 explicitly says Salt Ponds tide pools; expert account gives rocky habitat at 2-52 m.
Accepted species with explicit expert island occurrence, tidepool habitat, and replicated current photographs. Reconciled rule: undated expert occurrence or community observations do not independently establish CURRENT status.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Dendrodoris elongata
- Common names
- White-and-brown Dendrodoris
- Other names
- Dendrodoris elongata
- 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
- Dendrodoris elongata is included in the verified Kauaʻi mollusk census. Accepted species with explicit expert island occurrence, tidepool habitat, and replicated current photographs. Reconciled rule: undated expert occurrence or community observations do not independently establish CURRENT status.