Kauaʻi record · KCA-WOI-00038
Thelepus setosus
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About Thelepus setosus
Thelepus setosus has a documented Kauaʻi occurrence in the cited scientific record. The record is tied to Appendix A printed p. 92 and the source evidence is dated 2002. This is a historical or source-bounded occurrence record rather than a claim about present abundance or distribution.
The Atlas retains the original evidence trail and the current taxonomic review note. No nomenclatural change requiring action was established in this audit pass.
The plate is a taxonomic reconstruction of nominal Thelepus setosus based on the complete French holotype MNHN type464 redescribed by Carrerette, Nogueira and Hutchings (2017). It does not illustrate or re-identify the historical Kauaʻi material. That revision showed that several foreign records previously called Thelepus setosus represent other species. The historical Kauaʻi name from the Bishop Museum harbor survey remains a source-bounded identification pending modern voucher review.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Thelepus setosus
- Family
- Terebellidae
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Documented source record (2002)
- Origin
- Origin not yet resolved
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Thelepus setosus is documented in a Kauaʻi source record. Wave 01 preserves the taxon concept exactly as reported. Current accepted-name reconciliation remains open; occurrence is not represented as a 2026 observation.
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. 92
- 2026 registry/literature cross-check
- Primary taxonomic reconstruction basis