Kauaʻi record · KCA-MOL-00065
Doriopsis pecten
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About Doriopsis pecten
Sea Slugs of Hawaii explicitly includes Kauai in the distribution of this species.
WoRMS AphiaID 761890 lists Doriopsis pecten as accepted; WoRMS AphiaID 761891 marks Doris pecten a superseded combination and bridges it to Doriopsis pecten.
Expert account reports animals under rocks in low intertidal and subtidal rocky habitat to 9 m.
Explicit expert Kauaʻi occurrence and shallow habitat pass after resolving the Doris/Doriopsis combination; conservative historical class.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Doriopsis pecten
- Other names
- Doriopsis pecten · Doris pecten
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Expert island occurrence without a dated Kauaʻi record in inspected evidence.
- 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
- Doriopsis pecten is included in the verified Kauaʻi mollusk census. Explicit expert Kauaʻi occurrence and shallow habitat pass after resolving the Doris/Doriopsis combination; conservative historical class.