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Kauaʻi record · KCA-MOL-00107

Hypselodoris imperialis

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Hypselodoris imperialis — source-informed Atlas ecological reconstruction; not a specimen photograph or evidence of current abundance.
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About Hypselodoris imperialis

Bishop Museum TR29 and Sea Slugs of Hawaii record the species on Kauai; two 2023 Poipu-area observations corroborate.

MolluscaBase/WoRMS AphiaID 597869 accepts Hypselodoris imperialis.

Expert account reports rocky bottoms at 1-33.5 m, including shallow reef habitat.

Independent survey and expert sources plus recent local records strongly support current status. Reclassified to VERIFIED_HISTORICAL under the uniform recency rule.

Names and classification

Scientific name
Hypselodoris imperialis
Other names
Hypselodoris imperialis · Risbecia imperialis
Record type
species

Kauaʻi occurrence and status

Kauaʻi occurrence
Current marine occurrence with 2023 corroboration. Uniform QA: the dated authoritative evidence is historical; later community observations are corroborative only and do not establish authoritative current status.
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
Hypselodoris imperialis is included in the verified Kauaʻi mollusk census. Independent survey and expert sources plus recent local records strongly support current status. Reclassified to VERIFIED_HISTORICAL under the uniform recency rule.

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