Where Large polyp stone coral has been recorded
GBIF occurrence records for Oulophyllia crispa, mapped and tabulated by country.
Distribution map plotted from GBIF.org occurrence records; basemap Natural Earth 110m · GBIF records CC0 / CC BY; Natural Earth public domain
1,061 georeferenced occurrence records with coordinates are published for Oulophyllia crispa through GBIF, from 39 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
- 1,061
- Countries / areas
- 39
- Mapped locations
- 214
- Records sampled for the map
- 1,061
- Inland records omitted
- 27
- Gbif taxonkey
- 2260178
Countries and areas with the most records (GBIF)
Australia — 497 records; Japan — 154 records; Indonesia — 69 records; Mayotte — 41 records; Réunion — 30 records; New Caledonia — 28 records; Marshall Islands — 26 records; British Indian Ocean Territory — 20 records; Niue — 17 records; Guam — 16 records; Madagascar — 15 records; Egypt — 14 records; Palau — 13 records; Fiji — 11 records; Malaysia — 9 records.
Source: GBIF Occurrence Search (taxonKey 2260178) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2260178&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY). Accessed 2026-09-23.
Marine regions with a WoRMS distribution record
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone; Mozambican Exclusive Economic Zone; Madagascar; Chagos; Réunion Exclusive Economic Zone; Rodrigues; Mauritian Exclusive Economic Zone; Red Sea; East Africa; South Africa (country); Seychellois Exclusive Economic Zone; Indo-West Pacific; New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone; Indian Ocean; Marshall Islands Exclusive Economic Zone; Australian Exclusive Economic Zone; Papua New Guinean Exclusive Economic Zone; Maldives Exclusive Economic Zone; Ashmore-Cartier Is..
Source: WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=207485 (CC BY 4.0). Accessed 2026-09-23.
How to read this map
The map plots a sample of 1,061 of the 1,061 records, deduplicated to a half-degree grid, so dense areas do not merge into one blob. The sample covers 39 of the 39 countries or areas with records; the areas absent from the sample hold 0 records in total.
27 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 2260178) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2260178&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY); WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=207485 (CC BY 4.0); Natural Earth 110m basemap — https://www.naturalearthdata.com/ (public domain). Accessed 2026-09-23.
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