Where Red tree gorgonian coral has been recorded
GBIF occurrence records for Primnoa pacifica, mapped and tabulated by country.
3,378 georeferenced occurrence records with coordinates are published for Primnoa pacifica through GBIF, from 5 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
- 3,378
- Countries / areas
- 5
- Mapped locations
- 100
- Records sampled for the map
- 3,000
- Inland records omitted
- 12
- Gbif taxonkey
- 5185031
Countries and areas with the most records (GBIF)
United States of America — 3,058 records; Canada — 275 records; Japan — 6 records; Russian Federation — 2 records; Korea, Republic of — 1 records.
Source: GBIF Occurrence Search (taxonKey 5185031) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=5185031&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY). Accessed 2026-09-23.
Marine regions with a WoRMS distribution record
West North Pacific.
Source: WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=286539 (CC BY 4.0). Accessed 2026-09-23.
How to read this map
The map plots a sample of 3,000 of the 3,378 records, deduplicated to a half-degree grid, so dense areas do not merge into one blob. The sample covers 2 of the 5 countries or areas with records; the areas absent from the sample hold 9 records in total (Japan, Russian Federation, Korea, Republic of).
12 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 5185031) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=5185031&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY); WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=286539 (CC BY 4.0); Natural Earth 110m basemap — https://www.naturalearthdata.com/ (public domain). Accessed 2026-09-23.
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