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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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Norway
Acanthochitona fascicularis
Acanthodoris pilosa
Actinia equina
Actinothoe sphyrodeta
Adalaria loveni
Aeolidiella glauca
Alcyonium digitatum
Ancula gibbosa
Anguilla anguilla
Anthopleura thallia
Aphrodita aculeata
Aplysia depilans
Aplysia fasciata
Aplysia punctata
Archidoris pseudoargus
Arctica islandica
Armina loveni
Arnoglossus laterna
Ascidia mentula
Asterias muelleri
Asterias muelleri
Asterias muelleri
Balanus balanus
Berghia norvegica
Botrylloides leachi
Cadlina laevis
Caprella mutica
Carcinus maenas
Chimaera monstrosa
Chirolophis ascanii
Chlamys islandica
Clava multicornis
Corella parallelogramma
Crimora papillata
Cumanotus beaumonti
Cuthona foliata
Cuthona genovae
Cuthona gymnota
Cuthona nana
Cuthona pustulata
Cuthona rubescens
Cuthona viridis
Dendronotus frondosus
Dendronotus lacteus
Desmarestia aculeata
Didemnum helgolandicum
Diplosoma listeri
Diplosoma listerianum
Disporella hispida
Doris pseudoargus
Doto coronata
Doto fragilis
Doto hystrix
Doto lemchei
Edwardsiella carnea
Ensis arcuatus
Ensis directus
Ensis ensis
Ensis siliqua
Eualus pusiolus
Eubranchus exiguus
Eubranchus farrani
Eubranchus pallidus
Eubranchus rupium
Eubranchus tricolor
Eudendrium rameum
Eunoe nodosa
Facelina bostoniensis
Flabellina lineata
Flabellina pellucida
Flabellina verrucosa
Gersemia rubiformis
Gobius niger
Goniodoris nodosa
Gorgonocephalus caputmedusae
Haliclystus salpinx
Henricia oculata
Hero formosa
Homarus gammarus
Janolus cristatus
Kadosactis abyssicola
Labrus mixtus
Lamellaria latens
Leptasterias muelleri
Limacia clavigera
Limanda limanda
Lucernaria quadricornis
Macropodia rostrata
Maja squinado
Margarites groenlandicus
Molgula citrina
Myxine glutinosa
Nemichthys scolopaceus
Neptunea despecta
Nolella dilatata
Nototeredo norvegica
Okenia leachii
Onchidoris bilamellata
Onchidoris muricata
Palaemonetes varians
Paragorgia arborea
Paramphithoe hystrix
Paramuricea placomus
Periphylla periphylla
Phaxas pellucidus
Pholis gunnellus
Phoronis hippocrepia
Phoronis ovalis
Phrynorhombus norvegicus
Phyllodoce groenlandica
Polycera faeroensis
Polycera quadrilineata
Polyclinum aurantium
Polymastia robusta
Pomatoschistus minutus
Primnoa reseda
Primnoa resedaeformis
Processa canaliculata
Processa modica
Processa nouveli
Prostheceraeus vittatus
Psiloteredo megotara
Pycnoclavella aurilucens
Reteporella beaniana
Rhombus norvegicus
Sabella pavonia
Sagartia elegans
Sagartiogeton laceratus
Sarcodictyon roseum
Sepiola atlantica
Solen marginatus
Solen marginatus
Stylochoplana maculata
Swiftia pallida
Synoicum pulmonaria
Terebratulina retusa
Teredo navalis
Thyone fusus
Tonicella marmorea
Tritonia hombergi
Tritonia lineata
Umbonula littoralis
Urticina eques
Virgularia mirabilis
Xantho pilipes