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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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Portugal
Aegires punctilucens
Aeolidia papillosa
Aeolidiella sanguinea
Aiptasia mutabilis
Alcyonium digitatum
Alcyonium glomeratum
Alcyonium hibernicum
Algarvia alba
Aplysia fasciata
Aplysia parvula
Aplysia punctata
Armina maculata
Armina tigrina
Arnoglossus thori
Ascidia mentula
Balistes carolinensis
Balistes carolinensis
Berghia coerulescens
Berghia columbina
Berthella plumula
Berthella stellata
Berthellina edwardsi
Blennius gattorugine
Blennius ruber
Cadlina laevis
Cadlina pellucida
Calma glaucoides
Calma gobioophaga
Caloria elegans
Chartella papyracea
Chromodoris krohni
Clavelina lepadiformis
Corynactis viridis
Cratena peregrina
Crimora papillata
Cuthona caerulea
Cuthona ocellata
Dendrodoris grandiflora
Dendrodoris herytra
Dendrodoris limbata
Diaphorodoris luteocincta
Diaphorodoris papillata
Dicata odhneri
Discodoris stellifera
Dondice banyulensis
Doriopsilla areolata
Doriopsilla pelseneeri
Doris picta
Doris pseudoargus
Doris tricolor
Doris verrucosa
Doto floridicola
Doto pinnatifida
Eubranchus farrani
Eubranchus linensis
Eunicella gazella
Eunicella verrucosa
Facelina annulicornis
Facelina auriculata
Favorinus branchialis
Fiona pinnata
Flabellina affinis
Flabellina babai
Flabellina ischitana
Flabellina pedata
Geitodoris planata
Gobius niger
Gobius xanthocephalus
Goniodoris castanea
Haliotis tuberculata
Hancockia uncinata
Hermaea variopicta
Hippocampus guttulatus
Hypselodoris bilineata
Hypselodoris cantabrica
Hypselodoris picta
Hypselodoris tricolor
Hypselodoris villafranca
Janolus cristatus
Jorunna onubensis
Jorunna tomentosa
Leptogorgia sarmentosa
Leptogorgia sarmentosa
Leptopsammia pruvoti
Limacia clavigera
Madrella aurantiaca
Marionia blainvillea
Octopus vulgaris
Parablennius gattorugine
Parablennius pilicornis
Parablennius ruber
Paralcyonium spinulosum
Paramuricea clavata
Parazoanthus axinellae
Pawsonia saxicola
Peltodoris atromaculata
Pentapora foliacea
Phyllangia mouchezii
Piseinotecus gaditanus
Platydoris argo
Polycera faeroensis
Polycera quadrilineata
Protula tubularia
Pruvotfolia pselliotes
Rostanga rubra
Sabella spallanzanii
Saccorhiza polyschides
Scorpaena notata
Scyliorhinus canicula
Sepia officinalis
Serranus cabrilla
Spurilla neapolitana
Tambja ceutae
Tambja marbellensis
Taringa millegrana
Thecacera pennigera
Trapania pallida
Trapania tartanella
Tripterygion delaisi
Tritonia manicata
Tritonia nilsodhneri
Tritonia plebeia
Veretillum cynomorium