Montipora mollis was reported from 70 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 69 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 1 of them (stray, questionable);
Table 3: absent from 0 of them (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: all reports listed together.

Distribution: Indo-Pacific. Tropical to subtropical.
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Table 1: Present in 69 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania Admiralty Is. ADM native 846
Oceania American Samoa ASM native 89710
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 846
Oceania Australia AUS native 846
Asia Bahrain BHR native 846
Asia Brunei Darsm BRN native 846
Asia Cambodia KHM native 846
Africa Cargados Carajos CRG native 846
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 846
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 846
Asia Christmas I. CXR native 846
Asia Cocos Is. (Keel) CCK native 846
Africa Comoros COM native 846
Africa Djibouti DJI native 846
Africa Egypt EGY native 846
Africa Eritrea ERI native 846
Oceania Fiji FJI native 846
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 108063
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 846
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 121111
Asia Indonesia IDN native 75725
Asia Iran IRN native 846
Asia Iraq IRQ native 846
Asia Israel ISR native 846
Asia Japan JPN native 846
Oceania Johnston I. JTN native 846
Asia Jordan JOR native 846
Africa Kenya KEN native 846
Oceania Kiribati KIR native 846
Asia Kuwait KWT native 846
Oceania Lord Howe I. LHI native 846
Africa Madagascar MDG native 846
Asia Malaysia MYS native 846
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL native 846
Africa Mauritius MUS native 846
Africa Mayotte MYT native 846
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 846
Oceania Midway Is. MID native 846
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 846
Asia Myanmar MMR native 846
Oceania Nauru NRU native 846
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 846
Oceania Norfolk I. NFK native 846
Asia Oman OMN native 846
Oceania Pac Is Trust Tr PCI native 846
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 75728
Asia Philippines PHL native 846
Asia Qatar QAT native 846
Africa Reunion I. REU native 846
Africa Rodriguez I. ROD native 89710
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 846
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 846
Africa Seychelles SYC native 846
Asia Singapore SGP native 846
Oceania Solomon Is. SLB native 846
Africa Somalia SOM native 846
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 846
Africa Sudan SDN native 846
Africa Tanzania TZA native 846
Asia Thailand THA native 89710
Asia Timor-Leste TLS native 846
Oceania Tonga TON native 89710
Oceania Tuvalu TUV native 846
Asia United Arab Em. ARE native 846
Oceania US Misc Pac PUS native 846
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 846
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 846
Oceania Wallis Futuna WLF native 846
Asia Yemen YEM native 846

Table 2: Possible in 1 country/island (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Maldives MDV questionable 89710

Table 4: Reported from 70 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania Admiralty Is. ADM native 846
Oceania American Samoa ASM native 89710
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 846
Oceania Australia AUS native 846
Asia Bahrain BHR native 846
Asia Brunei Darsm BRN native 846
Asia Cambodia KHM native 846
Africa Cargados Carajos CRG native 846
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 846
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 846
Asia Christmas I. CXR native 846
Asia Cocos Is. (Keel) CCK native 846
Africa Comoros COM native 846
Africa Djibouti DJI native 846
Africa Egypt EGY native 846
Africa Eritrea ERI native 846
Oceania Fiji FJI native 846
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 108063
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 846
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 121111
Asia Indonesia IDN native 75725
Asia Iran IRN native 846
Asia Iraq IRQ native 846
Asia Israel ISR native 846
Asia Japan JPN native 846
Oceania Johnston I. JTN native 846
Asia Jordan JOR native 846
Africa Kenya KEN native 846
Oceania Kiribati KIR native 846
Asia Kuwait KWT native 846
Oceania Lord Howe I. LHI native 846
Africa Madagascar MDG native 846
Asia Malaysia MYS native 846
Asia Maldives MDV questionable 89710
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL native 846
Africa Mauritius MUS native 846
Africa Mayotte MYT native 846
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 846
Oceania Midway Is. MID native 846
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 846
Asia Myanmar MMR native 846
Oceania Nauru NRU native 846
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 846
Oceania Norfolk I. NFK native 846
Asia Oman OMN native 846
Oceania Pac Is Trust Tr PCI native 846
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 75728
Asia Philippines PHL native 846
Asia Qatar QAT native 846
Africa Reunion I. REU native 846
Africa Rodriguez I. ROD native 89710
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 846
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 846
Africa Seychelles SYC native 846
Asia Singapore SGP native 846
Oceania Solomon Is. SLB native 846
Africa Somalia SOM native 846
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 846
Africa Sudan SDN native 846
Africa Tanzania TZA native 846
Asia Thailand THA native 89710
Asia Timor-Leste TLS native 846
Oceania Tonga TON native 89710
Oceania Tuvalu TUV native 846
Asia United Arab Em. ARE native 846
Oceania US Misc Pac PUS native 846
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 846
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 846
Oceania Wallis Futuna WLF native 846
Asia Yemen YEM native 846
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