Where Porites lutea has been recorded
GBIF occurrence records for Porites lutea, mapped and tabulated by country.
2,168 georeferenced occurrence records with coordinates are published for Porites lutea through GBIF, from 55 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
- 2,168
- Countries / areas
- 55
- Mapped locations
- 251
- Records sampled for the map
- 2,168
- Inland records omitted
- 37
- Gbif taxonkey
- 5184758
Countries and areas with the most records (GBIF)
United States Minor Outlying Islands — 684 records; Australia — 444 records; Japan — 308 records; Egypt — 85 records; Réunion — 79 records; Mayotte — 74 records; Mexico — 59 records; New Caledonia — 59 records; Marshall Islands — 31 records; Seychelles — 28 records; Christmas Island — 27 records; Philippines — 26 records; French Southern Territories — 26 records; British Indian Ocean Territory — 24 records; French Polynesia — 22 records.
Source: GBIF Occurrence Search (taxonKey 5184758) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=5184758&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY). Accessed 2026-09-23.
Marine regions with a WoRMS distribution record
Mozambican Exclusive Economic Zone; East Africa; Aldabra; Réunion Exclusive Economic Zone; Mauritian Exclusive Economic Zone; Rodrigues; Seychellois Exclusive Economic Zone; Chagos; Red Sea; Somali Exclusive Economic Zone; South Africa (country); Madagascar; Indo-West Pacific; Fijian Exclusive Economic Zone; Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone; Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone; Tuvaluan Exclusive Economic Zone; Marshall Islands Exclusive Economic Zone; Maldives Exclusive Economic Zone; Kingman Reef; American Samoa Exclusive Economic Zone; United States Exclusive Economic Zone; Baker Island; Indian Exclusive Economic Zone.
Source: WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=207246 (CC BY 4.0). Accessed 2026-09-23.
How to read this map
The map plots a sample of 2,168 of the 2,168 records, deduplicated to a half-degree grid, so dense areas do not merge into one blob. The sample covers 55 of the 55 countries or areas with records; the areas absent from the sample hold 0 records in total.
37 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 5184758) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=5184758&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY); WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=207246 (CC BY 4.0); Natural Earth 110m basemap — https://www.naturalearthdata.com/ (public domain). Accessed 2026-09-23.
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