Where Bull kelp has been recorded
GBIF occurrence records for Durvillaea antarctica, 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
1,920 georeferenced occurrence records with coordinates are published for Durvillaea antarctica through GBIF, from 13 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
- 1,920
- Mapped locations
- 111
- Inland records omitted
- 93
- Gbif taxonkey
- 3197450
Facts from the source article.
Countries and areas with the most records (GBIF)
New Zealand — 1,453 records; Chile — 283 records; Australia — 98 records; South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands — 18 records; French Southern Territories — 16 records; Argentina — 14 records; Falkland Islands (Malvinas) — 8 records; Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha — 8 records; South Africa — 8 records; Antarctica — 4 records; Brazil — 2 records; Heard Island and McDonald Islands — 1 records; Norway — 1 records.
Source: GBIF Occurrence Search (taxonKey 3197450) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=3197450&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY). Accessed 2026-09-25.
Marine regions with a WoRMS distribution record
New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone.
Source: WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=373370 (CC BY 4.0). Accessed 2026-09-25.
How to read this map
The map plots a sample of 1,920 of the 1,920 records, deduplicated to a half-degree grid, so dense areas do not merge into one blob. The sample covers 13 of the 13 countries or areas with records; the areas absent from the sample hold 0 records in total.
93 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 3197450) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=3197450&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY); WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=373370 (CC BY 4.0); Natural Earth 110m basemap — https://www.naturalearthdata.com/ (public domain). Accessed 2026-09-25.
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