Where Sargassum aquifolium has been recorded
GBIF occurrence records for Sargassum aquifolium, mapped and tabulated by country.
1,119 georeferenced occurrence records with coordinates are published for Sargassum aquifolium through GBIF, from 32 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
- 1,119
- Countries / areas
- 32
- Mapped locations
- 92
- Records sampled for the map
- 1,119
- Inland records omitted
- 49
- Gbif taxonkey
- 3196783
Countries and areas with the most records (GBIF)
United States of America — 761 records; Australia — 158 records; New Caledonia — 50 records; Saudi Arabia — 28 records; Indonesia — 18 records; French Polynesia — 11 records; Philippines — 10 records; Kenya — 9 records; India — 8 records; Samoa — 6 records; Chile — 5 records; Tanzania, United Republic of — 5 records; South Africa — 5 records; Mozambique — 4 records; Seychelles — 4 records.
Source: GBIF Occurrence Search (taxonKey 3196783) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=3196783&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY). Accessed 2026-09-23.
Marine regions with a WoRMS distribution record
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone; Mauritian Exclusive Economic Zone; Seychellois Exclusive Economic Zone; Tanzanian Exclusive Economic Zone; Indian Ocean; New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone.
Source: WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=211988 (CC BY 4.0). Accessed 2026-09-23.
How to read this map
The map plots a sample of 1,119 of the 1,119 records, deduplicated to a half-degree grid, so dense areas do not merge into one blob. The sample covers 32 of the 32 countries or areas with records; the areas absent from the sample hold 0 records in total.
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 3196783) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=3196783&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY); WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=211988 (CC BY 4.0); Natural Earth 110m basemap — https://www.naturalearthdata.com/ (public domain). Accessed 2026-09-23.
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