Kauaʻi record · KCA-WOI-00012
Haliclona (Soestella) caerulea
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About Haliclona (Soestella) caerulea
Blue encrusting masses may develop conspicuous chimneys with terminal oscula. Hawaiian samples range from pale to vivid blue, with a soft elastic texture. It occurs on coral branches and sheltered fouling surfaces, including harbor structures and mangrove roots.
The Kauaʻi evidence comes from a historical source record dated 2002, retained as “Sigmadocia caerulea” in Appendix A printed p. 71 of the cited survey. This preserves evidence of the reported occurrence; it does not establish present-day distribution or abundance. The historical source name and the current name are retained together so the record can be traced through taxonomic changes.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Haliclona (Soestella) caerulea
- Family
- Chalinidae
- Order
- Haplosclerida
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Historical source record (2002); current presence not reassessed
- Origin
- Origin not yet resolved
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Haliclona caerulea includes blue-colored Hawaiian material. Historically reported from Kauaʻi (2002).
Sources and further reading
- Coles, S.L., P.R. Reath, K. Longenecker, H. Bolick & L.G. Eldredge. 2004. Assessment of nonindigenous marine species in harbors and on nearby coral reefs on Kauaʻi, Molokaʻi, Maui, and Hawaiʻi. Bishop Museum Technical Report 29a. — Appendix A printed p. 71
- Núñez Pons, Calcinai & Gates (2017) — Haliclona caerulea, Figure 20
- Recovery taxonomy reconciliation — World Porifera Database