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Explore Marine Species Distribution


The map below shows the distribution of unique species in each location and by clicking on the links on the right you can see a list of all species for each country. This is an actively developed prototype so the data may contain some surprising results!
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Italy
Acetabularia acetabulum
Adamsia carciniopados
Aeolidiella alderi
Alicia mirabilis
Anthias anthias
Aplysia depilans
Apogon imberbis
Asterias glacialis
Asterias glacialis
Asterias glacialis
Asterina gibbosa
Astrospartus mediterraneus
Berthella aurantiaca
Berthellina edwardsi
Blennius ocellaris
Bonellia viridis
Botryllus leachi
Botryllus leachii
Calmella cavolini
Caloria elegans
Cerianthus membranaceus
Chromodoris britoi
Chromodoris krohni
Chromodoris luteorosea
Chromodoris purpurea
Corallium rubrum
Coris julis
Cotylorhiza tuberculata
Cratena peregrina
Cuthona caerulea
Dendrodoris limbata
Diaphorodoris papillata
Diplodus puntazzo
Discodoris atromaculata
Discodoris rosi
Discodoris stellifera
Dondice banyulensis
Doris picta
Doris tricolor
Enchelycore anatina
Epinephelus marginatus
Erosaria spurca
Eunicella cavolini
Eupolymnia nebulosa
Facelina rubrovittata
Flabellina affinis
Flabellina babai
Flabellina pedata
Galathea squamifera
Galathea strigosa
Geitodoris planata
Gnathophyllum elegans
Haliclona mediterranea
Hippocampus guttulatus
Hippocampus hippocampus
Hypselodoris fontandraui
Hypselodoris midatlantica
Hypselodoris picta
Hypselodoris tricolor
Janolus cristatus
Jorunna tomentosa
Lophius piscatorius
Marthasterias glacialis
Melibe viridis
Muraena helena
Neosimnia spelta
Octopus vulgaris
Olindias phosphorica
Onchidoris depressa
Onchidoris neapolitana
Ophidiaster ophidianus
Pagurus anachoretus
Pagurus bernhardus
Pagurus cuanensis
Pagurus cuanensis
Palinurus elephas
Parablennius rouxi
Parablennius tentacularis
Parablennius zvonimiri
Paradoris indecora
Paramuricea clavata
Parazoanthus axinellae
Pecten jacobaeus
Pelagia noctiluca
Peltodoris atromaculata
Periclimenes amethysteus
Petrosia ficiformis
Phycis phycis
Phyllidia flava
Polymnia nebulosa
Pteria hirundo
Rhizostoma pulmo
Rostanga rubra
Sabella spallanzanii
Salpa maxima
Scorpaena notata
Scorpaena porcus
Scorpaena scrofa
Scyliorhinus canicula
Sepia officinalis
Seriola dumerili
Serpula vermicularis
Serpula vermicularis
Serpula vermicularis
Serranus cabrilla
Serranus scriba
Simnia spelta
Spurilla neapolitana
Stomias boa
Thuridilla hopei
Tripterygion delaisi
Xyrichtys novacula
Zeus faber