Kauaʻi record · KCA-MOL-00245
Thorunna kahuna
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About Thorunna kahuna
Sea Slugs of Hawaiʻi explicitly lists Kauaʻi; 2021 and 2024 community observations corroborate.
Fresh WoRMS/MolluscaBase query returned Thorunna kahuna accepted (AphiaID 457656).
Expert account reports rocky habitat at 3-27 m.
Authoritative island account plus accepted taxonomy and recent corroboration support current occurrence. Strict current-status reconciliation: downgraded to historical because no dated authoritative recent Kauaʻi voucher or survey was inspected.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Thorunna kahuna
- Other names
- Thorunna kahuna
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Authoritative Kauaʻi occurrence is established, but the authoritative source is historical or undated; later community observations are corroborative only and do not establish present-day persistence.
- 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
- Thorunna kahuna is included in the verified Kauaʻi mollusk census. Authoritative island account plus accepted taxonomy and recent corroboration support current occurrence. Strict current-status reconciliation: downgraded to historical because no dated authoritative recent Kauaʻi voucher or survey was inspected.