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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  Eusynstyela hartmeyeri

  Eusynstyela hartmeyeri

  Eusynstyela hartmeyeri 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.

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  Polyandrocarpa anguinea

  Polyandrocarpa sagamiensis

  Polyandrocarpa anguinea 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.

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  Polycarpa aurita

  Polycarpa aurita

  Polycarpa aurita 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.

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  Pseudoceros dimidiatus

  Pseudoceros dimidiatus

  Pseudoceros dimidiatus has a documented Kauaʻi occurrence in the cited scientific record. The record is tied to Appendix B pp. 60–81 (PDF pp. 68–89) and the source evidence is dated 2002-2003. This is a historical or source-bounded occurren

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  Eurythoe complanata

  Eurythoe complanata

  Eurythoe complanata is the name used in the Kauaʻi reef survey for an elongated fireworm in Amphinomidae. Its flattened, segmented body carries conspicuous white bristle bundles along both sides. Small, tree-like gills begin near the front

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  Sabellastarte spectabilis

  Sabellastarte spectabilis

  Sabellastarte spectabilis is a large tube-dwelling feather-duster worm documented in the cited Kauaʻi nearshore survey sources from 2002–2003. This records historical occurrence and does not establish present abundance or persistence. Its

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  Spirobranchus giganteus corniculatus

  Spirobranchus giganteus corniculatus

  Serpulids are marine annelids with a crown of pinnate feeding radioles and a hard calcareous tube. Many bear an operculum, a modified radiole that closes the opening when the worm retracts. Hydroides and Spirobranchus have diagnostic opercu

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  Disporella violacea

  Disporella violacea

  Disporella violacea is documented in a Kauaʻi source record. Recorded at a Kauaʻi rapid-assessment station in Appendix B. Current accepted-name reconciliation remains open where needed.

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  Bugula neritina

  Bugula neritina

  Bugula neritina is documented in a Kauaʻi source record. USGS NAS lists an established Kauaʻi record in 2001; source guidebook describes it as widespread in main Hawaiian Islands. Current accepted-name reconciliation remains open where need

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  Amathia distans

  Amathia distans

  Amathia distans is documented in a Kauaʻi source record. USGS NAS lists an established Kauaʻi record in 2001. Current accepted-name reconciliation remains open where needed.

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  Penetrantia operculata

  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.

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  Scoletoma tetraura

  Lumbrineris tetraura

  Scoletoma tetraura is a lumbrinerid annelid retained from the 2002 Kauaʻi estuary and bay monitoring record under its older combination Lumbrineris tetraura. EPA Table 3.3-1 provides the local occurrence context. The accepted combination re

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  Westheidesyllis heterocirrata

  Pionosyllis heterocirrata

  Pionosyllis heterocirrata has a documented Kauaʻi occurrence in the cited scientific record. The record is tied to Table 3.3-1 and the source evidence is dated 2002. This is a historical or source-bounded occurrence record rather than a cla

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  Pygospio muscularis

  Pygospio muscularis

  Pygospio muscularis is a small spionid worm described from Hawaiian shallow-water sand and coral-rubble habitats by Linda A. Ward in 1981. The cited EPA monitoring source documents a Kauaʻi record from 2002; current abundance and persistenc

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  Spio blakei

  Spio blakei

  Spio blakei has a documented Kauaʻi occurrence in the cited scientific record. The record is tied to Table 3.3-1 and the source evidence is dated 2002. This is a historical or source-bounded occurrence record rather than a claim about prese

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  Baseodiscus edmondsoni

  Baseodiscus edmondsoni

  Baseodiscus edmondsoni has a documented Kauaʻi occurrence in the cited scientific record. The record is tied to pp. 101–106 and the source evidence is dated historical pre-1947. This is a historical or source-bounded occurrence record rathe

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  Schyzocotyle acheilognathi

  Schyzocotyle acheilognathi

  Schyzocotyle acheilognathi has a documented Kauaʻi occurrence in the cited scientific record. The record is tied to Specimen 260220 and the source evidence is dated 1993. This is a historical or source-bounded occurrence record rather than

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  Caenorhabditis kamaaina

  Caenorhabditis kamaaina

  Caenorhabditis kamaaina has a documented Kauaʻi occurrence in the cited scientific record. The record is tied to C. kamaaina species diagnosis and the source evidence is dated pre-2014. This is a historical or source-bounded occurrence reco

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  Heterorhabditis indica

  Heterorhabditis indica

  Heterorhabditis indica has a documented Kauaʻi occurrence in the cited scientific record. The record is tied to Table 1 and the source evidence is dated pre-2015. This is a historical or source-bounded occurrence record rather than a claim

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  Pherecardia striata

  Pherecardia striata

  Pherecardia striata is an amphinomid bristleworm documented in the cited historical Kauaʻi nearshore compilation. This source-bounded record does not establish present abundance or distribution. The 2025 revision recognizes Pherecardia str

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  Phyllochaetopterus verrilli

  Phyllochaetopterus verrilli

  Phyllochaetopterus verrilli has a documented Kauaʻi occurrence in the cited scientific record. The record is tied to Appendix A printed p. 83 and the source evidence is dated historical compilation / 2002 present-study where applicable. Thi

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  Dodecaceria laddi

  Dodecaceria laddi

  Dodecaceria laddi is a tiny cirratulid bristle worm associated with calcareous hard substrates. Magalhães and Bailey-Brock’s 2013 redescription examined material from Hawaiʻi and other Pacific islands. The specimens were only 2.5–7 millimet

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  Eunice vittata

  Eunice vittata

  Eunice vittata is a marine jaw worm originally described from the Mediterranean. The name remains in the Kauaʻi inventory because it appears in the island survey compilation, but widespread use of that name has not always referred to the sa

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  Lysidice ninetta

  Lysidice ninetta

  Lysidice ninetta is retained from Appendix A, printed page 85, of the Bishop Museum’s 2004 harbor and nearby reef survey. The present-study row marks Kauaʻi stations Ka2 and Ka3, and the 1996 DeFelice compilation also marks Ka3. This docume

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  Lysidice unicornis

  Nematonereis unicornis

  Lysidice unicornis is retained from the Bishop Museum’s 2004 harbor and nearby reef census. Appendix A, printed page 85, reports Nematonereis unicornis Schmarda, 1861 in all four Kauaʻi present-study columns, Ka1–Ka4; the 1996 DeFelice comp

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  Palola siciliensis

  Palola siciliensis

  Palola siciliensis has a documented Kauaʻi occurrence in the cited scientific record. The record is tied to Appendix A printed p. 85 and the source evidence is dated historical compilation / 2002 present-study where applicable. This is a hi

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  Lumbrineris dentata

  Lumbrineris dentata

  Lumbrineris dentata is retained from the Kauaʻi occurrence compilation in Appendix A, printed page 86, of Bishop Museum Technical Report 29a. The Atlas preserves the reported species name and the source’s historical or 2002 survey context.

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  Ceratonereis tentaculata

  Ceratonereis tentaculata

  Ceratonereis tentaculata is a small marine bristle worm in the family Nereididae. Its segmented body carries paired parapodia, the lateral structures that bear bristles. The type redescription identifies two antennae, shorter palps, four pr

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  Branchiomma nigromaculatum

  Branchiomma nigromaculata

  Branchiomma nigromaculatum is a marine fan worm in the family Sabellidae. The Atlas retains the historical source spelling Branchiomma nigromaculata as an alias. Its most conspicuous structure is a crown of feather-like radioles at the fron

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  Notaulax phaeotaenia

  Hypsicomus phaeotaenia

  Notaulax phaeotaenia is a sabellid fan worm whose conspicuous feeding crown sits on an elongated basal support above a slender segmented body. The older name Hypsicomus phaeotaenia appears in the Kauaʻi harbor and nearby reef compilation, A

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  Serpula vermicularis

  Serpula vermicularis

  Serpula vermicularis has a documented Kauaʻi occurrence in the cited scientific record. The record is tied to Appendix A printed p. 91 and the source evidence is dated historical compilation / 2002 present-study where applicable. This is a

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  Vermiliopsis multiannulata

  Vermiliopsis torquata

  Vermiliopsis multiannulata is a marine serpulid tube worm. The Kauaʻi source lists it under the historical name Vermiliopsis torquata, which the World Polychaeta Database now accepts as V. multiannulata. The Hawaiian account describes a sma

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  Neodexiospira foraminosa

  Neodexiospira foraminosa

  Neodexiospira foraminosa has a documented Kauaʻi occurrence in the cited scientific record. The record is tied to Appendix A printed p. 91 and the source evidence is dated historical compilation / 2002 present-study where applicable. This i

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  Neodexiospira alveolata

  Neodexiospira nipponica

  Neodexiospira alveolata is represented on Kauaʻi by the source name Neodexiospira nipponica Okuda, 1934 in Coles and colleagues’ 2004 marine survey report. Appendix A, printed page 91, marks its present-study occurrence at Ka4, rather than

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  Virididentula dentata

  Bugula dentata

  Virididentula dentata is documented in a Kauaʻi source record. Census-completion pass. The source taxon concept is preserved as reported. Qualified, unidentified, juvenile, family-level, and 'sp.' concepts are not promoted to an invented sp

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  Bugula robusta

  Bugula robusta

  Bugula robusta is documented in a Kauaʻi source record. Census-completion pass. The source taxon concept is preserved as reported. Qualified, unidentified, juvenile, family-level, and 'sp.' concepts are not promoted to an invented species i

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  Caulibugula dendrograpta

  Caulibugula dendrograpta

  Caulibugula dendrograpta is documented in a Kauaʻi source record. Census-completion pass. The source taxon concept is preserved as reported. Qualified, unidentified, juvenile, family-level, and 'sp.' concepts are not promoted to an invented

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  Reteporellina denticulata

  Reteporellina denticulata

  Reteporellina denticulata is documented in a Kauaʻi source record. Census-completion pass. The source taxon concept is preserved as reported. Qualified, unidentified, juvenile, family-level, and 'sp.' concepts are not promoted to an invente

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  Amathia verticillata

  Zoobotryon verticillatum

  Amathia verticillata is documented in a Kauaʻi source record. Census-completion pass. The source taxon concept is preserved as reported. Qualified, unidentified, juvenile, family-level, and 'sp.' concepts are not promoted to an invented spe

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  Frenulina sanguinolenta

  Frenulina sanguinolenta

  Frenulina sanguinolenta has a documented Kauaʻi occurrence in the cited scientific record. The record is tied to Appendix A printed p. 149 and the source evidence is dated historical compilation / 2002 present-study where applicable. This i

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  Spheciospongia vagabunda

  Spheciospongia vagabunda

  Spheciospongia vagabunda is a substantial reef sponge placed in the family Clionaidae. Published field references document rounded or irregularly lobed growths with visible water outlets, rather than one fixed outline. Its surface and silho

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  Actinella punctata var. alakaiensis

  Actinella punctata var. alakaiensis

  Actinella punctata var. alakaiensis is reported from Kauaʻi in the cited source. Alakaʻi Swamp, Kauaʻi. The name and local occurrence remain source-bounded while taxonomic review continues.

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  Aphanocapsa lilacina

  Aphanocapsa lilacina

  Aphanocapsa lilacina is reported from Kauaʻi in the cited source. One of twelve species named in the Kauaʻi cave flora. The name and local occurrence remain source-bounded while taxonomic review continues.

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  Brasilonema burkei

  Brasilonema burkei

  Brasilonema burkei is reported from Kauaʻi in the cited source. One of twelve species named in the Kauaʻi cave flora. The name and local occurrence remain source-bounded while taxonomic review continues.

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  Bryopsis

  Bryopsis hypnoides

  Bryopsis hypnoides is reported from Kauaʻi in the cited source. UH lists Kauaʻi. The name and local occurrence remain source-bounded while taxonomic review continues.

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  Bryopsis pennata

  Bryopsis pennata

  Bryopsis pennata is reported from Kauaʻi in the cited source. UH lists Kauaʻi. The name and local occurrence remain source-bounded while taxonomic review continues.

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  Caulerpa sertularioides

  Caulerpa sertularioides

  Caulerpa sertularioides is reported from Kauaʻi in the cited source. UH lists Kauaʻi. The name and local occurrence remain source-bounded while taxonomic review continues.

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  Caulerpa taxifolia

  Caulerpa taxifolia

  Caulerpa taxifolia is reported from Kauaʻi in the cited source. UH lists Kauaʻi; local form is native. The name and local occurrence remain source-bounded while taxonomic review continues.

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  Cladophora sericea

  Cladophora sericea

  Cladophora sericea is reported from Kauaʻi in the cited source. UH lists Kauaʻi. The name and local occurrence remain source-bounded while taxonomic review continues.

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  Cladophora vagabunda

  Cladophora vagabunda

  Cladophora vagabunda is reported from Kauaʻi in the cited source. UH lists Kauaʻi. The name and local occurrence remain source-bounded while taxonomic review continues.

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  Cyanosarcina radialis

  Cyanosarcina radialis

  Cyanosarcina radialis is reported from Kauaʻi in the cited source. One of twelve species named in the Kauaʻi cave flora. The name and local occurrence remain source-bounded while taxonomic review continues.

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  Desmonostoc geniculatum

  Desmonostoc geniculatum

  Desmonostoc geniculatum is reported from Kauaʻi in the cited source. One of twelve species named in the Kauaʻi cave flora. The name and local occurrence remain source-bounded while taxonomic review continues.

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  Desmonostoc vinosum

  Desmonostoc vinosum

  Desmonostoc vinosum is reported from Kauaʻi in the cited source. One of twelve species named in the Kauaʻi cave flora. The name and local occurrence remain source-bounded while taxonomic review continues.

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  Dictyopteris plagiogramma

  Dictyopteris plagiogramma

  Dictyopteris plagiogramma is reported from Kauaʻi in the cited source. Bishop Museum occurrence search includes specimen locality Kauai side. The name and local occurrence remain source-bounded while taxonomic review continues.

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  Dictyosphaeria versluysii

  Dictyosphaeria versluysii

  Dictyosphaeria versluysii is reported from Kauaʻi in the cited source. UH lists Kauaʻi. The name and local occurrence remain source-bounded while taxonomic review continues.

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  Diprora haenaensis

  Diprora haenaensis

  Diprora haenaensis is reported from Kauaʻi in the cited source. Described from a Kauaʻi cave; later molecular work revisited its placement. The name and local occurrence remain source-bounded while taxonomic review continues.

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  Euglena sp.

  Euglena sp.

  Euglena sp. is reported from Kauaʻi in the cited source. Alakaʻi Swamp, specimen BiSH 754219. The name and local occurrence remain source-bounded while taxonomic review continues.

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  Eunotia abbottiae

  Eunotia abbottiae

  Eunotia abbottiae is reported from Kauaʻi in the cited source. Alakaʻi Swamp, Kauaʻi. The name and local occurrence remain source-bounded while taxonomic review continues.

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  Eunotia smithiae

  Eunotia smithiae

  Eunotia smithiae is reported from Kauaʻi in the cited source. Alakaʻi Swamp, Kauaʻi. The name and local occurrence remain source-bounded while taxonomic review continues.

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  Goleter apudmare

  Goleter apudmare

  Goleter apudmare is reported from Kauaʻi in the cited source. One of twelve species named in the Kauaʻi cave flora. The name and local occurrence remain source-bounded while taxonomic review continues.