Where Caulerpa prolifera has been recorded
GBIF occurrence records for Caulerpa prolifera, mapped and tabulated by country.
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Distribution map plotted from GBIF.org occurrence records; basemap Natural Earth 110m · GBIF records CC0 / CC BY; Natural Earth public domain
4,890 georeferenced occurrence records with coordinates are published for Caulerpa prolifera through GBIF, from 51 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.
Quick Facts
- Georeferenced records
- 4,890
- Mapped locations
- 69
- Inland records omitted
- 66
- Gbif taxonkey
- 2643011
Facts from the source article.
Countries and areas with the most records (GBIF)
United States of America — 2,656 records; Spain — 1,252 records; Brazil — 202 records; Portugal — 95 records; Puerto Rico — 78 records; Australia — 65 records; Italy — 65 records; France — 64 records; Bahamas — 60 records; Bermuda — 52 records; Mexico — 50 records; Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) — 41 records; Virgin Islands (U.S.) — 19 records; Belize — 14 records; Greece — 13 records.
Source: GBIF Occurrence Search (taxonKey 2643011) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2643011&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY). Accessed 2026-09-25.
Marine regions with a WoRMS distribution record
European waters (ERMS scope); Mediterranean Sea; Gulf of Mexico; Israeli part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin; Egypt; Tropical Atlantic; Azores Canaries Madeira; Temperate Northern Atlantic; Saharan Upwelling; Black Sea; Western Indo-Pacific; South European Atlantic Shelf; Central Indo-Pacific.
Source: WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=144471 (CC BY 4.0). Accessed 2026-09-25.
How to read this map
The map plots a sample of 3,000 of the 4,890 records, deduplicated to a half-degree grid, so dense areas do not merge into one blob. The sample covers 23 of the 51 countries or areas with records; the areas absent from the sample hold 250 records in total (Puerto Rico, Australia, Egypt, Fiji, Panama, Dominican Republic, Peru, Jamaica).
66 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 2643011) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2643011&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY); WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=144471 (CC BY 4.0); Natural Earth 110m basemap — https://www.naturalearthdata.com/ (public domain). Accessed 2026-09-25.
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