Kappaphycus alvarezii was reported from 13 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 13 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 0 of them (stray, questionable);
Table 3: absent from 0 of them (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: all reports listed together.

Distribution: Atlantic Ocean: in the Caribbean (Cuba); Indian Ocean: in Southern Kenya, east to Indonesia; Pacific Ocean: from China to the South China Sea, south to Indonesia, east to Hawaiian Islands including Federated States of Micronesia and Fiji, and south to Tahiti (Ref. 80701); transported to Hawaii, where it was successfully grown, and thence to island groups of the western Pacific, such as, Guam, Micronesia, Christmas Island, Fanning, Tarawa and other atolls of Kiribati, Fiji, Tonga, and French Oceania. It has been transported to Southern China, Indonesia and also to Southern Africa (Ref. 80758).
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Table 1: Present in 13 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia China CHN native 81459
North America Cuba CUB native 81437
Oceania Fiji FJI introduced 80701
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 81395
Oceania Hawaii HWI introduced 81344
Asia Indonesia IDN native 80701
Africa Kenya KEN native 81451
Asia Malaysia MYS native 81367
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 80701
Asia Philippines PHL native 81367
Oceania Tahiti TIT native 81395
Africa Tanzania TZA introduced 83955
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 81446

Table 4: Reported from 13 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia China CHN native 81459
North America Cuba CUB native 81437
Oceania Fiji FJI introduced 80701
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 81395
Oceania Hawaii HWI introduced 81344
Asia Indonesia IDN native 80701
Africa Kenya KEN native 81451
Asia Malaysia MYS native 81367
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 80701
Asia Philippines PHL native 81367
Oceania Tahiti TIT native 81395
Africa Tanzania TZA introduced 83955
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 81446
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