Where Brain coral has been recorded
GBIF occurrence records for Platygyra daedalea, mapped and tabulated by country.
2,002 georeferenced occurrence records with coordinates are published for Platygyra daedalea through GBIF, from 59 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
- 2,002
- Countries / areas
- 59
- Mapped locations
- 288
- Records sampled for the map
- 2,002
- Inland records omitted
- 45
- Gbif taxonkey
- 5184733
Countries and areas with the most records (GBIF)
Australia — 1,140 records; Japan — 191 records; New Caledonia — 79 records; American Samoa — 71 records; Mayotte — 63 records; Réunion — 52 records; Egypt — 35 records; United States Minor Outlying Islands — 34 records; Oman — 28 records; Indonesia — 27 records; French Southern Territories — 19 records; Marshall Islands — 16 records; Iran (Islamic Republic of) — 15 records; Mozambique — 15 records; Saudi Arabia — 14 records.
Source: GBIF Occurrence Search (taxonKey 5184733) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=5184733&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY). Accessed 2026-09-23.
Marine regions with a WoRMS distribution record
East Africa; Kenya; Mozambique; Madagascar; Aldabra; Seychelles; Réunion; Mauritius; Rodrigues; Chagos; Red Sea; Somalia; South Africa (country); Indo-Pacific; Fiji; Mozambican Exclusive Economic Zone; South African Exclusive Economic Zone; Australian Exclusive Economic Zone; Kingman Reef; Maldives Exclusive Economic Zone; Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone; United States Exclusive Economic Zone; Baker Island; Fijian Exclusive Economic Zone; American Samoa Exclusive Economic Zone.
Source: WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=207489 (CC BY 4.0). Accessed 2026-09-23.
How to read this map
The map plots a sample of 2,002 of the 2,002 records, deduplicated to a half-degree grid, so dense areas do not merge into one blob. The sample covers 59 of the 59 countries or areas with records; the areas absent from the sample hold 0 records in total.
45 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 5184733) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=5184733&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY); WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=207489 (CC BY 4.0); Natural Earth 110m basemap — https://www.naturalearthdata.com/ (public domain). Accessed 2026-09-23.
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