Where Red Sea star has been recorded
GBIF occurrence records for Mediaster aequalis, 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
240,194 georeferenced occurrence records with coordinates are published for Mediaster aequalis through GBIF, from 4 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
- 240,194
- Mapped locations
- 41
- Inland records omitted
- 26
- Gbif taxonkey
- 2271704
Facts from the source article.
Countries and areas with the most records (GBIF)
United States of America — 238,522 records; Canada — 1,666 records; Mexico — 5 records; Australia — 1 records.
Source: GBIF Occurrence Search (taxonKey 2271704) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2271704&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY). Accessed 2026-09-25.
Marine regions with a WoRMS distribution record
Alaskan Exclusive Economic Zone; California; Oregon; Washington (State); British Columbia.
Source: WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=242160 (CC BY 4.0). Accessed 2026-09-25.
How to read this map
The map plots a sample of 3,000 of the 240,194 records, deduplicated to a half-degree grid, so dense areas do not merge into one blob. The sample covers 3 of the 4 countries or areas with records; the areas absent from the sample hold 1 records in total (Australia).
26 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 2271704) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2271704&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY); WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=242160 (CC BY 4.0); Natural Earth 110m basemap — https://www.naturalearthdata.com/ (public domain). Accessed 2026-09-25.
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