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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  Thalassiosira diatoms

  Thalassiosira spp.

  Claims remain limited to cited evidence; direct Kauaʻi occurrence is not inferred from statewide relevance unless explicitly stated.

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  Marine dinoflagellate plankton

  Dinoflagellata plankton assemblage

  Claims remain limited to cited evidence; direct Kauaʻi occurrence is not inferred from statewide relevance unless explicitly stated.

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  Gambierdiscus

  Gambierdiscus spp.

  Claims remain limited to cited evidence; direct Kauaʻi occurrence is not inferred from statewide relevance unless explicitly stated.

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  Ostreopsis

  Ostreopsis spp.

  Claims remain limited to cited evidence; direct Kauaʻi occurrence is not inferred from statewide relevance unless explicitly stated.

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  Prorocentrum

  Prorocentrum spp.

  Claims remain limited to cited evidence; direct Kauaʻi occurrence is not inferred from statewide relevance unless explicitly stated.

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  Coccolithophore assemblage

  Coccolithophore marine assemblage

  Claims remain limited to cited evidence; direct Kauaʻi occurrence is not inferred from statewide relevance unless explicitly stated.

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  Foraminifera assemblage

  Benthic foraminifera assemblage

  Claims remain limited to cited evidence; direct Kauaʻi occurrence is not inferred from statewide relevance unless explicitly stated.

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  Coral bleaching microbiome shift

  Coral bleaching-associated microbial shift

  Claims remain limited to cited evidence; direct Kauaʻi occurrence is not inferred from statewide relevance unless explicitly stated.

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  Kauaʻi basaltic sea-cave microbial mats

  Basaltic sea-cave microbial mat community

  Claims remain limited to cited evidence; direct Kauaʻi occurrence is not inferred from statewide relevance unless explicitly stated.

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  Carbonate-silicate microbialite community

  Microbialite-forming bacterial community

  Claims remain limited to cited evidence; direct Kauaʻi occurrence is not inferred from statewide relevance unless explicitly stated.

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  Cave cyanobacterial photic-zone mat

  Cave photic-zone cyanobacterial mat

  Claims remain limited to cited evidence; direct Kauaʻi occurrence is not inferred from statewide relevance unless explicitly stated.

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  Cave actinobacteria assemblage

  Actinobacteria cave assemblage

  Claims remain limited to cited evidence; direct Kauaʻi occurrence is not inferred from statewide relevance unless explicitly stated.

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  Cave proteobacteria assemblage

  Proteobacteria cave assemblage

  Claims remain limited to cited evidence; direct Kauaʻi occurrence is not inferred from statewide relevance unless explicitly stated.

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  Makauwahi root-exudate bacterial community

  South Shore cave/restoration landscape root-exudate bacterial community

  Claims remain limited to cited evidence; direct Kauaʻi occurrence is not inferred from statewide relevance unless explicitly stated.

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  Kauaʻi soil bacterial community

  Soil bacterial assemblage

  Claims remain limited to cited evidence; direct Kauaʻi occurrence is not inferred from statewide relevance unless explicitly stated.

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  Leaf-litter decomposer bacteria

  Leaf-litter bacterial decomposer assemblage

  Claims remain limited to cited evidence; direct Kauaʻi occurrence is not inferred from statewide relevance unless explicitly stated.

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  Phyllosphere bacteria

  Phyllosphere bacterial assemblage

  Claims remain limited to cited evidence; direct Kauaʻi occurrence is not inferred from statewide relevance unless explicitly stated.

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  Rhizosphere bacteria

  Rhizosphere bacterial assemblage

  Claims remain limited to cited evidence; direct Kauaʻi occurrence is not inferred from statewide relevance unless explicitly stated.

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  Endophytic bacteria

  Endophytic bacterial assemblage

  Claims remain limited to cited evidence; direct Kauaʻi occurrence is not inferred from statewide relevance unless explicitly stated.

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  Nitrifying bacteria

  Nitrifying bacterial community

  Claims remain limited to cited evidence; direct Kauaʻi occurrence is not inferred from statewide relevance unless explicitly stated.

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  Nitrosomonas-type ammonia oxidizers

  Nitrosomonas spp.

  Claims remain limited to cited evidence; direct Kauaʻi occurrence is not inferred from statewide relevance unless explicitly stated.

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  Nitrospira-type nitrite oxidizers

  Nitrospira spp.

  Claims remain limited to cited evidence; direct Kauaʻi occurrence is not inferred from statewide relevance unless explicitly stated.

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  Nitrobacter-type nitrite oxidizers

  Nitrobacter spp.

  Claims remain limited to cited evidence; direct Kauaʻi occurrence is not inferred from statewide relevance unless explicitly stated.

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  Ammonia-oxidizing archaea

  Thaumarchaeota ammonia-oxidizer assemblage

  Claims remain limited to cited evidence; direct Kauaʻi occurrence is not inferred from statewide relevance unless explicitly stated.

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  Methanogenic archaea

  Methanogenic Archaea assemblage

  Claims remain limited to cited evidence; direct Kauaʻi occurrence is not inferred from statewide relevance unless explicitly stated.

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  Methanotrophic bacteria

  Methanotrophic bacterial assemblage

  Claims remain limited to cited evidence; direct Kauaʻi occurrence is not inferred from statewide relevance unless explicitly stated.

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  Denitrifying bacteria

  Denitrifying bacterial assemblage

  Claims remain limited to cited evidence; direct Kauaʻi occurrence is not inferred from statewide relevance unless explicitly stated.

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  Sulfur-oxidizing bacteria

  Sulfur-oxidizing bacterial assemblage

  Claims remain limited to cited evidence; direct Kauaʻi occurrence is not inferred from statewide relevance unless explicitly stated.

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  Sulfate-reducing bacteria

  Sulfate-reducing bacterial assemblage

  Claims remain limited to cited evidence; direct Kauaʻi occurrence is not inferred from statewide relevance unless explicitly stated.

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  Iron-oxidizing bacteria

  Iron-oxidizing bacterial assemblage

  Claims remain limited to cited evidence; direct Kauaʻi occurrence is not inferred from statewide relevance unless explicitly stated.

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  Manganese-oxidizing bacteria

  Manganese-oxidizing bacterial assemblage

  Claims remain limited to cited evidence; direct Kauaʻi occurrence is not inferred from statewide relevance unless explicitly stated.

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  Purple sulfur bacteria

  Phototrophic purple sulfur bacterial assemblage

  Claims remain limited to cited evidence; direct Kauaʻi occurrence is not inferred from statewide relevance unless explicitly stated.

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  Loʻi kalo microbial community

  Loʻi kalo microbial assemblage

  Claims remain limited to cited evidence; direct Kauaʻi occurrence is not inferred from statewide relevance unless explicitly stated.

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  Estuarine microbial plume

  Estuarine microbial plume assemblage

  Claims remain limited to cited evidence; direct Kauaʻi occurrence is not inferred from statewide relevance unless explicitly stated.

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  Sewage-associated microbial assemblage

  Wastewater/fecal microbial indicator assemblage

  Claims remain limited to cited evidence; direct Kauaʻi occurrence is not inferred from statewide relevance unless explicitly stated.

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  Biological soil crust cyanobacteria

  Biological soil crust cyanobacterial assemblage

  Claims remain limited to cited evidence; direct Kauaʻi occurrence is not inferred from statewide relevance unless explicitly stated.

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  Freshwater ciliate assemblage

  Freshwater Ciliophora assemblage

  Claims remain limited to cited evidence; direct Kauaʻi occurrence is not inferred from statewide relevance unless explicitly stated.

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  Peritrich ciliate biofilm community

  Peritrichia assemblage

  Claims remain limited to cited evidence; direct Kauaʻi occurrence is not inferred from statewide relevance unless explicitly stated.

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  Amoebozoan soil protists

  Amoebozoa soil assemblage

  Claims remain limited to cited evidence; direct Kauaʻi occurrence is not inferred from statewide relevance unless explicitly stated.

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  Testate amoebae

  Testate amoebae assemblage

  Claims remain limited to cited evidence; direct Kauaʻi occurrence is not inferred from statewide relevance unless explicitly stated.

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  Heterotrophic flagellates

  Heterotrophic flagellate assemblage

  Claims remain limited to cited evidence; direct Kauaʻi occurrence is not inferred from statewide relevance unless explicitly stated.

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  Euglena-type flagellates

  Euglena spp.

  Claims remain limited to cited evidence; direct Kauaʻi occurrence is not inferred from statewide relevance unless explicitly stated.

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  Acanthamoeba group

  Acanthamoeba spp.

  Claims remain limited to cited evidence; direct Kauaʻi occurrence is not inferred from statewide relevance unless explicitly stated.

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  Bicosoecid flagellates

  Bicosoecida assemblage

  Claims remain limited to cited evidence; direct Kauaʻi occurrence is not inferred from statewide relevance unless explicitly stated.

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  Labyrinthulomycete marine protists

  Labyrinthulomycetes assemblage

  Claims remain limited to cited evidence; direct Kauaʻi occurrence is not inferred from statewide relevance unless explicitly stated.

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  Radiolarian plankton

  Radiolaria assemblage

  Claims remain limited to cited evidence; direct Kauaʻi occurrence is not inferred from statewide relevance unless explicitly stated.

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  Plicate Ark

  Acar plicata

  Bishop Museum Technical Report 29a records the taxon at Kauai stations Ka1, Ka2 and Ka4; later observations corroborate persistence. MolluscaBase/WoRMS Aphia 215258 accepts Acar plicata; the report's Barbatia divaricata usage is bridged by

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  Achatinella bellula

  Achatinella bellula

  Cowie (1997) states it was deliberately introduced from Oahu to Makaweli, Kauai, in 1891 or 1892 and survived to 1911, citing BPBM lots 23449-23455. The Bishop Museum catalog treats Achatinella bellula as the named taxon; no current author

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  Achatinella vulpina

  Achatinella vulpina

  Cowie (1997) documents deliberate introductions to Haupu and Kipu, Kauai, live collections through 1948, and shells in 1973. MolluscaBase/WoRMS Aphia 1486196 accepts Achatinella vulpina. Terrestrial; marine depth screen not applicable. E

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  Ocellated Top

  Alcyna ocellata

  Bishop Museum Technical Report 29a records direct presence at Kauai stations Ka2 and Ka4. MolluscaBase/WoRMS Aphia 593740 accepts Alcyna ocellata. Report 29a is a 2002-2003 survey of harbors and nearby coral reefs, within the Atlas nearsh

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  Graceful Awlsnail

  Allopeas gracile

  Cowie (1997) lists Kauai explicitly and states the Kauai record is based on Bishop Museum collections under junior synonyms oparanus and pyrgiscus. The catalog documents both junior-synonym bridges; MolluscaBase/WoRMS Aphia 875198 accepts

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  Amastra anthonii

  Amastra anthonii

  Four Bishop Museum checklist entries for subspecies explicitly report Kauai. MolluscaBase/WoRMS Aphia 1423712 accepts Amastra anthonii; source subspecies are collapsed only at species rank. Terrestrial; marine depth screen not applicable.

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  Amastra cyclostoma

  Amastra cyclostoma

  Bishop Museum checklist entries for the nominate and gregoryi subspecies explicitly report Kauai. MolluscaBase/WoRMS Aphia 1423692 accepts Amastra cyclostoma. Terrestrial; marine depth screen not applicable. Historical Kauai occurrence a

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  Amastra delicata

  Amastra delicata

  Bishop Museum checklist explicitly reports Kauai. MolluscaBase/WoRMS Aphia 1423699 accepts Amastra delicata. Terrestrial; marine depth screen not applicable. Historical Kauai occurrence and accepted identity are supported, without modern

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  Amastra juddii

  Amastra juddii

  Bishop Museum checklist explicitly reports Kauai. MolluscaBase/WoRMS Aphia 1423697 accepts Amastra juddii. Terrestrial; marine depth screen not applicable. Historical Kauai occurrence and accepted identity are supported, without modern p

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  Amastra kauaiensis

  Amastra kauaiensis

  Bishop Museum checklist explicitly reports Kauai. MolluscaBase/WoRMS Aphia 1451359 accepts Amastra kauaiensis. Terrestrial; marine depth screen not applicable. Historical Kauai occurrence and accepted identity are supported, without mode

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  Amastra knudsenii

  Amastra knudsenii

  Bishop Museum checklist explicitly reports Kauai. MolluscaBase/WoRMS Aphia 1562856 accepts Amastra knudsenii. Terrestrial; marine depth screen not applicable. Historical Kauai occurrence and accepted identity are supported, without moder

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  Amastra nucleola

  Amastra nucleola

  Bishop Museum checklist explicitly reports Kauai. MolluscaBase/WoRMS Aphia 1459659 accepts Amastra nucleola. Terrestrial; marine depth screen not applicable. Historical Kauai occurrence and accepted identity are supported, without modern

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  Amastra ovatula

  Amastra ovatula

  Bishop Museum checklist explicitly reports Kauai. MolluscaBase/WoRMS Aphia 1423721 accepts Amastra ovatula. Terrestrial; marine depth screen not applicable. Historical Kauai occurrence and accepted identity are supported, without modern

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  Amastra ricei

  Amastra ricei

  Two Bishop Museum checklist entries at subspecies rank explicitly report Kauai. MolluscaBase/WoRMS Aphia 1702522 accepts Amastra ricei; subspecies are collapsed at species rank only. Terrestrial; marine depth screen not applicable. Histo