Acanthophora spicifera was reported from 76 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 76 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: Atlantic Ocean: from USA to southeast Brazil, including Gulf of Mexico, Bermuda and the Caribbean, east to Mauritania and south to Angola, including Equatorial Guinea and São Tomé and Príncipe; Indian Ocean: from the Arabian Sea, including the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, and the Red Sea, south to South Africa, including Aldabra Islands, Seychelles and Réunion, east to Sri Lanka, including Laccadive Islands and Maldives; in the Bay of Bengal, south to Dampier Archipelago, Western Australia, including Andaman and Nicobar Islands; Pacific Ocean: from China to the South China Sea, south to Lord Howe Island, including Spermonde Archipelago and Federated States of Micronesia, Solomon Islands and New Caledonia, east to the Hawaiian Islands, including Fiji, French Polynesia and the Samoan Archipelago.
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Table 1: Present in 76 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 81429
Africa Angola AGO native 80701
Oceania Australia AUS native 80701
North America Bahamas BHS native 80932
Asia Bahrain BHR native 80701
Asia Bangladesh BGD native 80701
North America Barbados BRB native 80701
North America Belize BLZ native 81394
North America Bermuda BMU native 80701
South America Brazil BRA native 80701
Africa Cameroon CMR native 80701
North America Cayman Is. CYM native 80701
Asia China CHN native 80701
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 80961
South America Colombia COL native 80701
North America Costa Rica CRI native 80932
North America Cuba CUB native 80701
North America Dominican Rp DOM native 80701
Africa Eq Guinea GNQ native 81416
Africa Eritrea ERI native 80701
Oceania Fiji FJI native 80701
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 80701
Africa Gabon GAB native 80701
North America Guadeloupe GLP native 81413
Oceania Guam GUM native 81398
North America Guatemala GTM native 80932
Africa Guinea-Bissau GNB native 80701
North America Haiti HTI native 80701
Oceania Hawaii HWI introduced 80701
Asia India IND native 80701
Asia Indonesia IDN native 81447
Asia Iran IRN native 80701
North America Jamaica JAM native 80932
Asia Japan JPN native 81461
Africa Kenya KEN native 80701
Asia Kuwait KWT native 81429
Oceania Lord Howe I. LHI native 80701
Africa Madagascar MDG native 80701
Asia Malaysia MYS native 80701
Asia Maldives MDV native 80701
North America Martinique MTQ native 80701
Africa Mauritania MRT native 80701
Africa Mauritius MUS native 80701
North America Mexico MEX native 80932
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 80701
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 80701
Asia Myanmar MMR native 80701
North America Neth Antilles ANT native 80932
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 80701
Asia Oman OMN native 80701
Asia Pakistan PAK native 80701
Oceania Palau PLW native 98873
North America Panama PAN native 80932
Asia Philippines PHL native 80701
North America Puerto Rico PRI native 80701
Africa Reunion I. REU native 81429
Oceania Samoa WSM native 80701
Africa Sao Tome Princ. STP native 80701
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 80701
Africa Senegal SEN native 80701
Africa Seychelles SYC native 80701
Africa Sierra Leone SLE native 80701
Asia Singapore SGP native 80701
Oceania Solomon Is. SLB native 80701
Africa South Africa ZAF native 80701
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 80701
Oceania Tahiti TIT native 80701
Africa Tanzania TZA native 80701
North America Trinidad Tobago TTO native 80701
North America Turks Caicos Is. TCA native 80932
North America USA USA native 80701
South America Venezuela VEN native 80701
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 80701
North America Virgin Is. (UK) VGB native 80932
North America Virgin Is. (US) VIR native 80701
Asia Yemen YEM native 80701

Table 4: Reported from 76 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 81429
Africa Angola AGO native 80701
Oceania Australia AUS native 80701
North America Bahamas BHS native 80932
Asia Bahrain BHR native 80701
Asia Bangladesh BGD native 80701
North America Barbados BRB native 80701
North America Belize BLZ native 81394
North America Bermuda BMU native 80701
South America Brazil BRA native 80701
Africa Cameroon CMR native 80701
North America Cayman Is. CYM native 80701
Asia China CHN native 80701
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 80961
South America Colombia COL native 80701
North America Costa Rica CRI native 80932
North America Cuba CUB native 80701
North America Dominican Rp DOM native 80701
Africa Eq Guinea GNQ native 81416
Africa Eritrea ERI native 80701
Oceania Fiji FJI native 80701
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 80701
Africa Gabon GAB native 80701
North America Guadeloupe GLP native 81413
Oceania Guam GUM native 81398
North America Guatemala GTM native 80932
Africa Guinea-Bissau GNB native 80701
North America Haiti HTI native 80701
Oceania Hawaii HWI introduced 80701
Asia India IND native 80701
Asia Indonesia IDN native 81447
Asia Iran IRN native 80701
North America Jamaica JAM native 80932
Asia Japan JPN native 81461
Africa Kenya KEN native 80701
Asia Kuwait KWT native 81429
Oceania Lord Howe I. LHI native 80701
Africa Madagascar MDG native 80701
Asia Malaysia MYS native 80701
Asia Maldives MDV native 80701
North America Martinique MTQ native 80701
Africa Mauritania MRT native 80701
Africa Mauritius MUS native 80701
North America Mexico MEX native 80932
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 80701
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 80701
Asia Myanmar MMR native 80701
North America Neth Antilles ANT native 80932
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 80701
Asia Oman OMN native 80701
Asia Pakistan PAK native 80701
Oceania Palau PLW native 98873
North America Panama PAN native 80932
Asia Philippines PHL native 80701
North America Puerto Rico PRI native 80701
Africa Reunion I. REU native 81429
Oceania Samoa WSM native 80701
Africa Sao Tome Princ. STP native 80701
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 80701
Africa Senegal SEN native 80701
Africa Seychelles SYC native 80701
Africa Sierra Leone SLE native 80701
Asia Singapore SGP native 80701
Oceania Solomon Is. SLB native 80701
Africa South Africa ZAF native 80701
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 80701
Oceania Tahiti TIT native 80701
Africa Tanzania TZA native 80701
North America Trinidad Tobago TTO native 80701
North America Turks Caicos Is. TCA native 80932
North America USA USA native 80701
South America Venezuela VEN native 80701
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 80701
North America Virgin Is. (UK) VGB native 80932
North America Virgin Is. (US) VIR native 80701
Asia Yemen YEM native 80701
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