Where Alcyonium coralloides has been recorded
GBIF occurrence records for Alcyonium coralloides, mapped and tabulated by country.
2,353 georeferenced occurrence records with coordinates are published for Alcyonium coralloides through GBIF, from 12 countries or marine areas. This page maps those records and lists where they come from. Occurrence records reflect where people have looked as well as where the species lives, so well-surveyed coastlines are over-represented.
- Georeferenced records
- 2,353
- Countries / areas
- 12
- Mapped locations
- 57
- Records sampled for the map
- 2,353
- Inland records omitted
- 41
- Gbif taxonkey
- 5720726
Countries and areas with the most records (GBIF)
France — 2,036 records; Spain — 188 records; Portugal — 44 records; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland — 29 records; Greece — 16 records; Italy — 14 records; Ireland — 10 records; Isle of Man — 9 records; Tunisia — 3 records; Morocco — 2 records; Algeria — 1 records; Croatia — 1 records.
Source: GBIF Occurrence Search (taxonKey 5720726) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=5720726&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY). Accessed 2026-09-23.
Marine regions with a WoRMS distribution record
European waters (ERMS scope); Mediterranean Sea; Greek Exclusive Economic Zone; French Exclusive Economic Zone; Irish Exclusive economic Zone; Canadian Exclusive Economic Zone; Isle of Man; Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone; United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone.
Source: WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125332 (CC BY 4.0). Accessed 2026-09-23.
How to read this map
The map plots a sample of 2,353 of the 2,353 records, deduplicated to a half-degree grid, so dense areas do not merge into one blob. The sample covers 12 of the 12 countries or areas with records; the areas absent from the sample hold 0 records in total.
41 records plotting inland were omitted: for a marine species those are almost always the holding institution's coordinates rather than a collection site.
Records show where the species has been observed and reported, not a modelled range.
Source: GBIF Occurrence Search (taxonKey 5720726) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=5720726&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY); WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125332 (CC BY 4.0); Natural Earth 110m basemap — https://www.naturalearthdata.com/ (public domain). Accessed 2026-09-23.
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