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Kauaʻi record · KCA-MOL-00261

Vellicolla muscaria

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

Sea Slugs of Hawaiʻi lists Kauaʻi under the source spelling Vellicolla muscarius.

Fresh WoRMS/MolluscaBase query returned Vellicolla muscaria accepted (AphiaID 1342098); the expert page uses the gender variant muscarius.

Expert account reports living animals in rocky habitat at <1-18 m; deeper Halimeda-shell samples to 52 m are not needed for inclusion.

Expert Kauaʻi distribution and accepted normalized name verify historical shallow occurrence; recency is unresolved.

Names and classification

Scientific name
Vellicolla muscaria
Other names
Vellicolla muscaria · Vellicolla muscarius
Record type
species

Kauaʻi occurrence and status

Kauaʻi occurrence
Authoritative island occurrence without a dated Kauaʻi living specimen.
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
Vellicolla muscaria is included in the verified Kauaʻi mollusk census. Expert Kauaʻi distribution and accepted normalized name verify historical shallow occurrence; recency is unresolved.

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