Where Varicose phyllidia has been recorded
GBIF occurrence records for Phyllidia varicosa, 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
4,090 georeferenced occurrence records with coordinates are published for Phyllidia varicosa through GBIF, from 57 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
- 4,090
- Countries / areas
- 57
- Mapped locations
- 350
- Records sampled for the map
- 3,000
- Inland records omitted
- 49
- Gbif taxonkey
- 4359788
Countries and areas with the most records (GBIF)
Indonesia — 993 records; Australia — 456 records; Philippines — 451 records; United States of America — 354 records; Thailand — 324 records; Malaysia — 178 records; Maldives — 164 records; Chinese Taipei — 125 records; Papua New Guinea — 88 records; Kenya — 81 records; Japan — 75 records; Egypt — 72 records; Madagascar — 70 records; Solomon Islands — 66 records; Réunion — 55 records.
Source: GBIF Occurrence Search (taxonKey 4359788) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=4359788&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY). Accessed 2026-09-23.
Marine regions with a WoRMS distribution record
Natal; Mozambican Exclusive Economic Zone.
Source: WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212835 (CC BY 4.0). Accessed 2026-09-23.
How to read this map
The map plots a sample of 3,000 of the 4,090 records, deduplicated to a half-degree grid, so dense areas do not merge into one blob. The sample covers 49 of the 57 countries or areas with records; the areas absent from the sample hold 18 records in total (Comoros, Micronesia (Federated States of), Yemen, French Southern Territories, American Samoa, Croatia, Sudan, Tonga).
49 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 4359788) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=4359788&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY); WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212835 (CC BY 4.0); Natural Earth 110m basemap — https://www.naturalearthdata.com/ (public domain). Accessed 2026-09-23.
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