Where Caulerpa serrulata has been recorded
GBIF occurrence records for Caulerpa serrulata, 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
1,988 georeferenced occurrence records with coordinates are published for Caulerpa serrulata through GBIF, from 72 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
- 1,988
- Mapped locations
- 412
- Inland records omitted
- 67
- Gbif taxonkey
- 9359402
Facts from the source article.
Countries and areas with the most records (GBIF)
Australia — 322 records; Philippines — 202 records; United States of America — 175 records; Indonesia — 113 records; Papua New Guinea — 98 records; Marshall Islands — 89 records; United States Minor Outlying Islands — 85 records; New Caledonia — 75 records; French Polynesia — 75 records; Fiji — 72 records; Egypt — 58 records; Tanzania, United Republic of — 46 records; French Southern Territories — 40 records; Micronesia (Federated States of) — 35 records; Singapore — 30 records.
Source: GBIF Occurrence Search (taxonKey 9359402) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=9359402&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY). Accessed 2026-09-25.
Marine regions with a WoRMS distribution record
Madagascar; Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone; Red Sea; Aldabra; Djiboutian Exclusive Economic Zone; Mauritian Exclusive Economic Zone; Mozambican Exclusive Economic Zone; Réunion Exclusive Economic Zone; East Africa; Tanzanian Exclusive Economic Zone; Seychellois Exclusive Economic Zone; Somali Exclusive Economic Zone; Gulf of Mexico; Indian Ocean.
Source: WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=211485 (CC BY 4.0). Accessed 2026-09-25.
How to read this map
The map plots a sample of 1,988 of the 1,988 records, deduplicated to a half-degree grid, so dense areas do not merge into one blob. The sample covers 72 of the 72 countries or areas with records; the areas absent from the sample hold 0 records in total.
67 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 9359402) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=9359402&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY); WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=211485 (CC BY 4.0); Natural Earth 110m basemap — https://www.naturalearthdata.com/ (public domain). Accessed 2026-09-25.
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