Where Luidia maculata has been recorded
GBIF occurrence records for Luidia maculata, mapped and tabulated by country.
1,015 georeferenced occurrence records with coordinates are published for Luidia maculata through GBIF, from 34 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
- 1,015
- Countries / areas
- 34
- Mapped locations
- 226
- Records sampled for the map
- 1,015
- Inland records omitted
- 57
- Gbif taxonkey
- 2270568
Countries and areas with the most records (GBIF)
Australia — 573 records; Singapore — 98 records; New Zealand — 94 records; Hong Kong — 62 records; Philippines — 28 records; Thailand — 23 records; Viet Nam — 21 records; Indonesia — 18 records; Chinese Taipei — 14 records; Madagascar — 12 records; Mozambique — 12 records; India — 9 records; Tanzania, United Republic of — 9 records; China — 8 records; Sri Lanka — 4 records.
Source: GBIF Occurrence Search (taxonKey 2270568) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2270568&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY). Accessed 2026-09-23.
Marine regions with a WoRMS distribution record
West Indian Ocean; Eastern Africa & Madagascar; Red Sea; Seychellois Exclusive Economic Zone; Cargados Carajos; Mozambican Exclusive Economic Zone; South Africa (country); Aldabra; New Caledonian Exclusive Economic Zone; South China Sea; Sagami Bay; New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone.
Source: WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=213112 (CC BY 4.0). Accessed 2026-09-23.
How to read this map
The map plots a sample of 1,015 of the 1,015 records, deduplicated to a half-degree grid, so dense areas do not merge into one blob. The sample covers 34 of the 34 countries or areas with records; the areas absent from the sample hold 0 records in total.
57 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 2270568) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2270568&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY); WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=213112 (CC BY 4.0); Natural Earth 110m basemap — https://www.naturalearthdata.com/ (public domain). Accessed 2026-09-23.
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