Oikopleura longicauda was reported from 15 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 15 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 0 of them (stray, questionable);
Table 3: absent from 0 of them (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: all reports listed together.

Distribution: Circumglobal, common in warm waters.
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Table 1: Present in 15 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania Australia AUS native 1134
South America Brazil BRA native 3531
South America Chile CHL native 3528
Asia China CHN native 75930
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 1136
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 100002
Europe Iceland ISL native 3399
Europe Ireland IRL native 3399
Africa Madagascar MDG native 3600
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL native 124237
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 97341
South America Peru PER native 1134
Antarctica South Orkney Is. SOI native 87340
South America Uruguay URY native 3531
North America USA USA native 1134

Table 4: Reported from 15 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania Australia AUS native 1134
South America Brazil BRA native 3531
South America Chile CHL native 3528
Asia China CHN native 75930
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 1136
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 100002
Europe Iceland ISL native 3399
Europe Ireland IRL native 3399
Africa Madagascar MDG native 3600
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL native 124237
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 97341
South America Peru PER native 1134
Antarctica South Orkney Is. SOI native 87340
South America Uruguay URY native 3531
North America USA USA native 1134
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European Union's Seventh Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 226874