Where Green bubble weed has been recorded
GBIF occurrence records for Dictyosphaeria cavernosa, mapped and tabulated by country.
2,415 georeferenced occurrence records with coordinates are published for Dictyosphaeria cavernosa through GBIF, from 80 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
- 2,415
- Countries / areas
- 80
- Mapped locations
- 418
- Records sampled for the map
- 2,415
- Inland records omitted
- 96
- Gbif taxonkey
- 2644845
Countries and areas with the most records (GBIF)
United States of America — 691 records; Australia — 251 records; Philippines — 163 records; Mexico — 134 records; Puerto Rico — 83 records; Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) — 65 records; Marshall Islands — 53 records; Bahamas — 52 records; French Southern Territories — 49 records; Kenya — 47 records; Bermuda — 42 records; Jamaica — 42 records; Brazil — 40 records; Belize — 40 records; Micronesia (Federated States of) — 40 records.
Source: GBIF Occurrence Search (taxonKey 2644845) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2644845&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY). Accessed 2026-09-23.
Marine regions with a WoRMS distribution record
Madagascar; Mauritian Exclusive Economic Zone; Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone; Red Sea; Aldabra; Mozambican Exclusive Economic Zone; Réunion Exclusive Economic Zone; Seychellois Exclusive Economic Zone; Somali Exclusive Economic Zone; South Africa (country); Tanzanian Exclusive Economic Zone; Gulf of Mexico; Indian Ocean; Hawaiian part of the North Pacific Ocean; United States.
Source: WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=214395 (CC BY 4.0). Accessed 2026-09-23.
How to read this map
The map plots a sample of 2,415 of the 2,415 records, deduplicated to a half-degree grid, so dense areas do not merge into one blob. The sample covers 80 of the 80 countries or areas with records; the areas absent from the sample hold 0 records in total.
96 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 2644845) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2644845&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY); WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=214395 (CC BY 4.0); Natural Earth 110m basemap — https://www.naturalearthdata.com/ (public domain). Accessed 2026-09-23.
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