Kauaʻi record · KCA-MOL-00160
Melibe megaceras
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About Melibe megaceras
Expert Hawaiian sea-slug account explicitly includes Kauai; dated research-grade Kauai photographic observation(s) corroborate persistence.
MolluscaBase/WoRMS AphiaID 593358 was inspected: source name Melibe megaceras; status accepted; accepted name Melibe megaceras.
Expert account gives shallow, in-scope habitat: Halimeda/sand flats around 7-8 m for Melibe, or rocky habitat shallower than 4 m for Micromelo.
Accepted identity plus expert Kauai distribution and habitat verify occurrence, but recent evidence is community sourced; retained as historical under the uniform QA rule.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Melibe megaceras
- Other names
- Melibe megaceras
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Historical occurrence is verified by the expert account; dated community photographs are corroborative only and do not independently close 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
- Melibe megaceras is included in the verified Kauaʻi mollusk census. Accepted identity plus expert Kauai distribution and habitat verify occurrence, but recent evidence is community sourced; retained as historical under the uniform QA rule.