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Kauaʻi record · KCA-WOI-00066

Penetrantia operculata

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AI-generated Atlas illustration of Penetrantia operculata. It is a taxon reference, not a photograph of the documented Kauaʻi specimen or evidence of current occurrence. — AI-generated Atlas illustration of Penetrantia operculata. It is a taxon reference, not a photograph of the documented Kauaʻi specimen or evidence of current occurrence. · Kauaʻi Conservation Atlas / OpenAI ImageGen · Atlas-generated illustration

About Penetrantia operculata

Penetrantia operculata is documented in a Kauaʻi source record. Type locality is Hāʻena Bay, Kauaʻi; historical type material collected in 1967. Current accepted-name reconciliation remains open where needed.

Names and classification

Scientific name: Penetrantia operculata
Family: Penetrantiidae
Order: Ctenostomatida

Kauaʻi occurrence and status

Kauaʻi occurrence: Documented source record (1967)
Origin: Origin not yet resolved
Conservation status: Not assessed

Process and seasonal context

Seasonal description: Penetrantia operculata is documented in a Kauaʻi source record. Type locality is Hāʻena Bay, Kauaʻi; historical type material collected in 1967. Current accepted-name reconciliation remains open where needed.

Sources and further reading

Schwaha, T. et al. 2023. Boring bryozoans: an investigation into the endolithic bryozoan family Penetrantiidae. Organisms Diversity & Evolution. — Penetrantiidae distribution/type-locality review

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