Macrocystis pyrifera was reported from 21 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 21 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: Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Ocean and the Antarctic.
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Table 1: Present in 21 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Antarctica Antarctica ATA native 81004
South America Argentina ARG native 26875
Oceania Australia AUS native 83622
North America Canada CAN native 93817
Africa Canary Is. CNY native 82398
South America Chile CHL native 83618
Subantarctica Crozet Is. CRZ native 83621
South America Falkland Is. FLK native 83620
Subantarctica Kerguelen Is. KGN native 26875
Subantarctica Macquarie Is. MCQ native 81006
North America Mexico MEX native 83615
Oceania New Zealand NZL native 82739
South America Peru PER native 81417
Subantarctica Prince Edward Is PEI native 26875
North America Revillagigedo A. REV native 81440
Subantarctica S. Georg. Sandw. SGS native 26875
Africa St Helena SHN native 83611
Africa St Paul I. SPL native 81429
Africa Tristan da Cunha TRC native 80936
South America Uruguay URY native 81358
North America USA USA native 83613

Table 4: Reported from 21 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Antarctica Antarctica ATA native 81004
South America Argentina ARG native 26875
Oceania Australia AUS native 83622
North America Canada CAN native 93817
Africa Canary Is. CNY native 82398
South America Chile CHL native 83618
Subantarctica Crozet Is. CRZ native 83621
South America Falkland Is. FLK native 83620
Subantarctica Kerguelen Is. KGN native 26875
Subantarctica Macquarie Is. MCQ native 81006
North America Mexico MEX native 83615
Oceania New Zealand NZL native 82739
South America Peru PER native 81417
Subantarctica Prince Edward Is PEI native 26875
North America Revillagigedo A. REV native 81440
Subantarctica S. Georg. Sandw. SGS native 26875
Africa St Helena SHN native 83611
Africa St Paul I. SPL native 81429
Africa Tristan da Cunha TRC native 80936
South America Uruguay URY native 81358
North America USA USA native 83613
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European Union's Seventh Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 226874