Where Sinuous cactus coral has been recorded
GBIF occurrence records for Isophyllia sinuosa, mapped and tabulated by country.
10,759 georeferenced occurrence records with coordinates are published for Isophyllia sinuosa through GBIF, from 28 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
- 10,759
- Countries / areas
- 28
- Mapped locations
- 39
- Records sampled for the map
- 3,000
- Inland records omitted
- 4
- Gbif taxonkey
- 2260360
Countries and areas with the most records (GBIF)
Virgin Islands (U.S.) — 5,694 records; United States of America — 2,379 records; Puerto Rico — 2,127 records; Bermuda — 157 records; Colombia — 150 records; Guadeloupe — 86 records; Belize — 47 records; Mexico — 38 records; Martinique — 13 records; Bahamas — 12 records; Saint Barthélemy — 9 records; Cayman Islands — 6 records; Panama — 6 records; Jamaica — 5 records; Saint Martin (French part) — 5 records.
Source: GBIF Occurrence Search (taxonKey 2260360) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2260360&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY). Accessed 2026-09-23.
Marine regions with a WoRMS distribution record
Mozambique; West Atlantic; Gulf of Mexico; Lesser Antilles; Mexico; Jamaica; Caribbean Sea; Curaçao; Cayman Islands; Aruba; Panama; Honduras; Venezuela; Bonaire; Colombia; Puerto Rico; Belize; Costa Rica; Hispaniola; Cuba; Bermuda; Guadeloupean Exclusive Economic Zone; Saint Lucia Exclusive Economic Zone; Jamaican Exclusive Economic Zone; Mexican Exclusive Economic Zone; Dominican Exclusive Economic Zone; United States Exclusive Economic Zone.
Source: WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216134 (CC BY 4.0). Accessed 2026-09-23.
How to read this map
The map plots a sample of 3,000 of the 10,759 records, deduplicated to a half-degree grid, so dense areas do not merge into one blob. The sample covers 12 of the 28 countries or areas with records; the areas absent from the sample hold 111 records in total (Belize, Martinique, Bahamas, Saint Barthélemy, Cayman Islands, Panama, Jamaica, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba).
4 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 2260360) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2260360&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY); WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216134 (CC BY 4.0); Natural Earth 110m basemap — https://www.naturalearthdata.com/ (public domain). Accessed 2026-09-23.
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