A living guide to Kauaʻi
Kauaʻi species, habitats and conservation records
Explore the island’s native and introduced species, habitats, watersheds and conservation work. Each record connects its description, images and sources with the interactive Atlas.
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Channel zone
Not applicable
Channel zone is a documented Kauaʻi habitat type in the marine system.
Dredged / constructed zone
Not applicable
Dredged / constructed zone is a documented Kauaʻi habitat type in the marine system.
Mesophotic coral ecosystem
Not applicable
Mesophotic coral ecosystem is a documented Kauaʻi habitat type in the marine system.
Open-ocean / pelagic habitat
Not applicable
Open-ocean / pelagic habitat is a documented Kauaʻi habitat type in the marine system.
Sand bottom
Not applicable
Sand bottom is a documented Kauaʻi habitat type in the marine system.
Mud bottom
Not applicable
Mud bottom is a documented Kauaʻi habitat type in the marine system.
Linear reef
Not applicable
Linear reef is a documented Kauaʻi habitat type in the marine system.
Spur-and-groove reef
Not applicable
Spur-and-groove reef is a documented Kauaʻi habitat type in the marine system.
Individual patch reef
Not applicable
Individual patch reef is a documented Kauaʻi habitat type in the marine system.
Aggregated patch reef
Not applicable
Aggregated patch reef is a documented Kauaʻi habitat type in the marine system.
Aggregated coral habitat
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Aggregated coral habitat is a documented Kauaʻi habitat type in the marine system.
Scattered coral / rock in unconsolidated sediment
Not applicable
Scattered coral / rock in unconsolidated sediment is a documented Kauaʻi habitat type in the marine system.
Colonized pavement
Not applicable
Colonized pavement is a documented Kauaʻi habitat type in the marine system.
Colonized volcanic rock / boulder
Not applicable
Colonized volcanic rock / boulder is a documented Kauaʻi habitat type in the marine system.
Colonized pavement with sand channels
Not applicable
Colonized pavement with sand channels is a documented Kauaʻi habitat type in the marine system.
Encrusting coralline algae — sparse
Not applicable
Encrusting coralline algae — sparse is a documented Kauaʻi habitat type in the marine system.
Encrusting coralline algae — patchy
Not applicable
Encrusting coralline algae — patchy is a documented Kauaʻi habitat type in the marine system.
Encrusting coralline algae — continuous
Not applicable
Encrusting coralline algae — continuous is a documented Kauaʻi habitat type in the marine system.
Uncolonized pavement
Not applicable
Uncolonized pavement is a documented Kauaʻi habitat type in the marine system.
Reef rubble
Not applicable
Reef rubble is a documented Kauaʻi habitat type in the marine system.
Uncolonized volcanic rock / boulder
Not applicable
Uncolonized volcanic rock / boulder is a documented Kauaʻi habitat type in the marine system.
Uncolonized pavement with sand channels
Not applicable
Uncolonized pavement with sand channels is a documented Kauaʻi habitat type in the marine system.
Seagrass bed — continuous
Not applicable
Seagrass bed — continuous is a documented Kauaʻi habitat type in the marine system.
Seagrass bed — sparse
Not applicable
Seagrass bed — sparse is a documented Kauaʻi habitat type in the marine system.
Seagrass bed — patchy
Not applicable
Seagrass bed — patchy is a documented Kauaʻi habitat type in the marine system.
Macroalgal bed — continuous
Not applicable
Macroalgal bed — continuous is a documented Kauaʻi habitat type in the marine system.
Macroalgal bed — sparse
Not applicable
Macroalgal bed — sparse is a documented Kauaʻi habitat type in the marine system.
Macroalgal bed — patchy
Not applicable
Macroalgal bed — patchy is a documented Kauaʻi habitat type in the marine system.
Other man-made benthic feature
Not applicable
Other man-made benthic feature is a documented Kauaʻi habitat type in the marine system.
Hardened artificial substrate
Not applicable
Hardened artificial substrate is a documented Kauaʻi habitat type in the marine system.
Fishpond / coastal impoundment
Not applicable
Fishpond / coastal impoundment is a documented Kauaʻi habitat type in the marine system.
Emergent vegetation — benthic map class
Not applicable
Emergent vegetation — benthic map class is a documented Kauaʻi habitat type in the marine system.
Agriculture / cropland
Not applicable
Agriculture / cropland is a documented Kauaʻi habitat type in the modified & managed system.
Pasture / managed grassland
Not applicable
Pasture / managed grassland is a documented Kauaʻi habitat type in the modified & managed system.
Tree plantation
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Tree plantation is a documented Kauaʻi habitat type in the modified & managed system.
Developed / urban habitat
Not applicable
Developed / urban habitat is a documented Kauaʻi habitat type in the modified & managed system.
Road / utility corridor
Not applicable
Road / utility corridor is a documented Kauaʻi habitat type in the modified & managed system.
Golf / landscaped open space
Not applicable
Golf / landscaped open space is a documented Kauaʻi habitat type in the modified & managed system.
Quarry / mined land
Not applicable
Quarry / mined land is a documented Kauaʻi habitat type in the modified & managed system.
Restored native habitat
Not applicable
Restored native habitat is a documented Kauaʻi habitat type in the modified & managed system.
Ninja-star Ceiling Spider
Zosis geniculata
Ninja-star Ceiling Spider (Zosis geniculata) belongs to Uloboridae in the order Araneae. Its recorded origin status is introduced.
Paratheuma makai
Paratheuma makai
Paratheuma makai belongs to Desidae in the order Araneae.
Grey House Spider
Badumna longinqua
Grey House Spider (Badumna longinqua) belongs to Desidae in the order Araneae. Its recorded origin status is introduced.
Pedinopistha stigmatica
Pedinopistha stigmatica
Pedinopistha stigmatica belongs to Philodromidae in the order Araneae.
Kauaʻi Cave Wolf Spider
Adelocosa anops
Kauaʻi Cave Wolf Spider (Adelocosa anops) belongs to Lycosidae in the order Araneae. Its recorded origin status is endemic.
Striped Lynx Spider
Oxyopes salticus
Striped Lynx Spider (Oxyopes salticus) belongs to Oxyopidae in the order Araneae.
Pantropical Huntsman Spider
Heteropoda venatoria
Pantropical Huntsman Spider (Heteropoda venatoria) belongs to Sparassidae in the order Araneae. Its recorded origin status is introduced.
Brown Widow
Latrodectus geometricus
Brown Widow (Latrodectus geometricus) belongs to Theridiidae in the order Araneae. Its recorded origin status is introduced.
Black Cobweb Spider
Steatoda capensis
Black Cobweb Spider (Steatoda capensis) belongs to Theridiidae in the order Araneae.
False Black Widow
Steatoda grossa
False Black Widow (Steatoda grossa) belongs to Theridiidae in the order Araneae. Its recorded origin status is introduced.
Red House Spider
Nesticodes rufipes
Red House Spider (Nesticodes rufipes) belongs to Theridiidae in the order Araneae. Its recorded origin status is introduced.
Asian Spinybacked Orbweaver
Thelacantha brevispina
Asian Spinybacked Orbweaver (Thelacantha brevispina) belongs to Araneidae in the order Araneae. Its recorded origin status is introduced.
Spinybacked Orbweaver
Gasteracantha cancriformis
Spinybacked Orbweaver (Gasteracantha cancriformis) belongs to Araneidae in the order Araneae. Its recorded origin status is introduced.
Hawaiian Garden Spider
Argiope appensa
Hawaiian Garden Spider (Argiope appensa) belongs to Araneidae in the order Araneae. Its recorded origin status is origin disputed.
Banded Garden Spider
Argiope trifasciata
Banded Garden Spider (Argiope trifasciata) belongs to Araneidae in the order Araneae.
Araneus emmae
Araneus emmae
Araneus emmae belongs to Araneidae in the order Araneae.
Common Web-Spider
Neoscona theisi
Common Web-Spider (Neoscona theisi) belongs to Araneidae in the order Araneae. Its recorded origin status is introduced.
Spotted Orbweaver
Neoscona crucifera
Spotted Orbweaver (Neoscona crucifera) belongs to Araneidae in the order Araneae. Its recorded origin status is introduced.
Tetragnatha hawaiensis
Tetragnatha hawaiensis
Tetragnatha hawaiensis belongs to Tetragnathidae in the order Araneae. Its recorded origin status is endemic.
Tetragnatha kauaiensis
Tetragnatha kauaiensis
Tetragnatha kauaiensis belongs to Tetragnathidae in the order Araneae. Its recorded origin status is endemic.
