Where Rounded bubblegum coral has been recorded
GBIF occurrence records for Plerogyra sinuosa, mapped and tabulated by country.
1,564 georeferenced occurrence records with coordinates are published for Plerogyra sinuosa through GBIF, from 45 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
- 1,564
- Countries / areas
- 45
- Mapped locations
- 306
- Records sampled for the map
- 1,564
- Inland records omitted
- 41
- Gbif taxonkey
- 2259273
Countries and areas with the most records (GBIF)
Australia — 311 records; Indonesia — 184 records; Philippines — 174 records; New Caledonia — 158 records; Egypt — 116 records; Thailand — 115 records; Malaysia — 71 records; Mayotte — 65 records; Fiji — 59 records; Marshall Islands — 35 records; Japan — 32 records; Saudi Arabia — 25 records; Madagascar — 24 records; Palau — 21 records; Papua New Guinea — 18 records.
Source: GBIF Occurrence Search (taxonKey 2259273) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2259273&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY). Accessed 2026-09-23.
Marine regions with a WoRMS distribution record
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone; Madagascar; East Africa; Mauritian Exclusive Economic Zone; Chagos; Red Sea; Mozambican Exclusive Economic Zone; Indo-West Pacific; East Indies; Australian Exclusive Economic Zone; Papua New Guinean Exclusive Economic Zone; Kingman Reef; Maldives Exclusive Economic Zone; Ashmore-Cartier Is..
Source: WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=207498 (CC BY 4.0). Accessed 2026-09-23.
How to read this map
The map plots a sample of 1,564 of the 1,564 records, deduplicated to a half-degree grid, so dense areas do not merge into one blob. The sample covers 45 of the 45 countries or areas with records; the areas absent from the sample hold 0 records in total.
41 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 2259273) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2259273&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY); WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=207498 (CC BY 4.0); Natural Earth 110m basemap — https://www.naturalearthdata.com/ (public domain). Accessed 2026-09-23.
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