Kauaʻi record · KCA-MOL-00067
Nucleola Dorid
Doris nucleola
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About Nucleola Dorid
Sea Slugs of Hawaii explicitly includes Kauai in the distribution of Doris nucleola.
WoRMS AphiaID 594426 lists Doris nucleola as accepted; expert account bridges Doriorbis nucleola and probable Doris papillosa while noting possible color-form complexity.
Expert account reports low intertidal under rocks and rarely to 5 m on rocky sites.
Explicit expert island occurrence and qualifying habitat support historical inclusion; color-form uncertainty keeps confidence yellow.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Doris nucleola
- Common names
- Nucleola Dorid
- Other names
- Doris nucleola
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Expert island occurrence without an independently inspected dated Kauaʻi record.
- 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
- Doris nucleola is included in the verified Kauaʻi mollusk census. Explicit expert island occurrence and qualifying habitat support historical inclusion; color-form uncertainty keeps confidence yellow.