Where Bubble gum coral has been recorded
GBIF occurrence records for Paragorgia arborea, mapped and tabulated by country.
2,596,717 georeferenced occurrence records with coordinates are published for Paragorgia arborea through GBIF, from 21 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
- 2,596,717
- Countries / areas
- 21
- Mapped locations
- 6
- Records sampled for the map
- 3,000
- Inland records omitted
- 2
- Gbif taxonkey
- 2262087
Countries and areas with the most records (GBIF)
Norway — 2,499,487 records; United States of America — 6,846 records; Canada — 456 records; New Zealand — 225 records; Australia — 22 records; Greenland — 17 records; French Southern Territories — 17 records; Portugal — 7 records; Congo, Democratic Republic of the — 6 records; Faroe Islands — 6 records; Heard Island and McDonald Islands — 5 records; Ireland — 3 records; Russian Federation — 3 records; South Africa — 3 records; Argentina — 2 records.
Source: GBIF Occurrence Search (taxonKey 2262087) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2262087&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY). Accessed 2026-09-23.
Marine regions with a WoRMS distribution record
European waters (ERMS scope); North West Atlantic; East Atlantic; Mediterranean Sea; Gulf of Maine; New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone.
Source: WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125418 (CC BY 4.0). Accessed 2026-09-23.
How to read this map
The map plots a sample of 3,000 of the 2,596,717 records, deduplicated to a half-degree grid, so dense areas do not merge into one blob. The sample covers 1 of the 21 countries or areas with records; the areas absent from the sample hold 7,625 records in total (United States of America, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Greenland, French Southern Territories, Portugal, Congo, Democratic Republic of the).
2 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 2262087) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2262087&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY); WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125418 (CC BY 4.0); Natural Earth 110m basemap — https://www.naturalearthdata.com/ (public domain). Accessed 2026-09-23.
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