Ariosoma balearicum was reported from 59 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 58 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: Eastern Atlantic: southern Portugal to Angola, including the Mediterranean. Western Atlantic: North Carolina, USA and northern Gulf of Mexico to northern South America (Ref. 7251). Nortwest Atlantic: Canada.
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Table 1: Present in 58 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Albania ALB native 6521
Africa Algeria DZA native 6521
Africa Angola AGO native 4453
Europe Azores Is. AZZ native 6521
North America Bahamas BHS native 5521
Africa Benin BEN native 4453
North America Bermuda BMU native 4453
Europe Bosnia Herzegov. BIH native 6521
South America Brazil BRA native 26938
Africa Cameroon CMR native 4453
Africa Cape Verde CPV native 94080
Africa Congo COG native 4453
Africa Congo Dem Rp COD native 4453
Europe Croatia HRV native 6521
North America Cuba CUB native 54206
Asia Cyprus CYP native 6521
Africa Egypt EGY native 6521
Africa Eq Guinea GNQ native 4453
Europe France FRA native 6521
South America French Guiana GUF native 13325
Africa Gabon GAB native 4453
Africa Gambia GMB native 4453
Africa Ghana GHA native 4453
Europe Gibraltar GIB native 6521
Europe Greece GRC native 6521
Africa Guinea GIN native 4453
Africa Guinea-Bissau GNB native 26999
Asia Israel ISR native 6521
Europe Italy ITA native 6521
Africa Ivory coast CIV native 4453
Asia Lebanon LBN native 6521
Africa Liberia LBR native 4453
Africa Libya LBY native 6521
Africa Madeira Is. MRA native 74541
Europe Malta MLT native 33971
Africa Mauritania MRT native 4453
North America Mexico MEX native 26938
Europe Monaco MCO native 6521
Europe Montenegro MNE native 6521
Africa Morocco MAR native 6521
North America Nicaragua NIC native 13613
Africa Nigeria NGA native 4453
Europe Portugal PRT native 6521
North America Puerto Rico PRI native 50307
Africa Senegal SEN native 4453
Africa Sierra Leone SLE native 3397
Europe Slovenia SVN native 6521
Europe Spain ESP native 6521
South America Suriname SUR native 13325
Asia Syria SYR native 6521
Africa Togo TGO native 4453
Africa Tunisia TUN native 6521
Asia Turkey TUR native 57855
South America Uruguay URY native 54736
North America USA USA native 7251
South America Venezuela VEN native 13325
North America Virgin Is. (US) VIR native 26180
Africa West Sahara ESH native 4453

Table 2: Possible in 1 country/island (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
South America Guyana GUY questionable 13325

Table 4: Reported from 59 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Albania ALB native 6521
Africa Algeria DZA native 6521
Africa Angola AGO native 4453
Europe Azores Is. AZZ native 6521
North America Bahamas BHS native 5521
Africa Benin BEN native 4453
North America Bermuda BMU native 4453
Europe Bosnia Herzegov. BIH native 6521
South America Brazil BRA native 26938
Africa Cameroon CMR native 4453
Africa Cape Verde CPV native 94080
Africa Congo COG native 4453
Africa Congo Dem Rp COD native 4453
Europe Croatia HRV native 6521
North America Cuba CUB native 54206
Asia Cyprus CYP native 6521
Africa Egypt EGY native 6521
Africa Eq Guinea GNQ native 4453
Europe France FRA native 6521
South America French Guiana GUF native 13325
Africa Gabon GAB native 4453
Africa Gambia GMB native 4453
Africa Ghana GHA native 4453
Europe Gibraltar GIB native 6521
Europe Greece GRC native 6521
Africa Guinea GIN native 4453
Africa Guinea-Bissau GNB native 26999
South America Guyana GUY questionable 13325
Asia Israel ISR native 6521
Europe Italy ITA native 6521
Africa Ivory coast CIV native 4453
Asia Lebanon LBN native 6521
Africa Liberia LBR native 4453
Africa Libya LBY native 6521
Africa Madeira Is. MRA native 74541
Europe Malta MLT native 33971
Africa Mauritania MRT native 4453
North America Mexico MEX native 26938
Europe Monaco MCO native 6521
Europe Montenegro MNE native 6521
Africa Morocco MAR native 6521
North America Nicaragua NIC native 13613
Africa Nigeria NGA native 4453
Europe Portugal PRT native 6521
North America Puerto Rico PRI native 50307
Africa Senegal SEN native 4453
Africa Sierra Leone SLE native 3397
Europe Slovenia SVN native 6521
Europe Spain ESP native 6521
South America Suriname SUR native 13325
Asia Syria SYR native 6521
Africa Togo TGO native 4453
Africa Tunisia TUN native 6521
Asia Turkey TUR native 57855
South America Uruguay URY native 54736
North America USA USA native 7251
South America Venezuela VEN native 13325
North America Virgin Is. (US) VIR native 26180
Africa West Sahara ESH native 4453
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