Japetella diaphana was reported from 142 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 142 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: Worldwide in tropical and subtropical waters.
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Table 1: Present in 142 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
North America Alaska ALK native 96968
Oceania American Samoa ASM native 96968
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 96968
Africa Angola AGO native 96968
North America Anguilla AIA native 96968
North America Antigua Barbuda ATG native 96968
North America Aruba ABW native 96968
Africa Ascension I. ASC native 96968
Oceania Australia AUS native 96968
Europe Azores Is. AZZ native 125695
North America Bahamas BHS native 96968
North America Barbados BRB native 96968
North America Belize BLZ native 96968
Africa Benin BEN native 96968
North America Bermuda BMU native 96968
South America Brazil BRA native 96968
Asia Brunei Darsm BRN native 96968
Africa Cameroon CMR native 96968
North America Canada CAN native 1667
Africa Canary Is. CNY native 125695
Africa Cape Verde CPV native 125695
North America Cayman Is. CYM native 96968
South America Chile CHL native 96968
Asia China CHN native 75930
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 96968
Asia Christmas I. CXR native 96968
Asia Cocos Is. (Keel) CCK native 96968
South America Colombia COL native 96968
Africa Comoros COM native 96968
Africa Congo COG native 96968
Africa Congo Dem Rp COD native 96968
Oceania Cook Is. COK native 96968
North America Costa Rica CRI native 96968
North America Cuba CUB native 96968
North America Curaçao I. CUW native 96968
Africa Djibouti DJI native 96968
North America Dominica DMA native 96968
North America Dominican Rp DOM native 96968
Oceania Easter I. EAS native 96968
South America Ecuador ECU native 96968
Africa Egypt EGY native 96968
North America El Salvador SLV native 96968
Africa Eq Guinea GNQ native 96968
Africa Eritrea ERI native 96968
Oceania Fiji FJI native 96968
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 96968
Africa Gabon GAB native 96968
South America Galapagos Is. GOS native 96968
Africa Gambia GMB native 96968
Africa Ghana GHA native 96968
Africa Glorieuses Is. GLI native 96968
North America Grenada GRD native 96968
North America Guadeloupe GLP native 96968
Oceania Guam GUM native 96968
North America Guatemala GTM native 96968
Africa Guinea GIN native 96968
Africa Guinea-Bissau GNB native 96968
North America Haiti HTI native 96968
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 96968
North America Honduras HND native 96968
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 96968
Asia India IND native 96968
Asia Indonesia IDN native 96968
Asia Iran IRN native 96968
Asia Israel ISR native 96968
Africa Ivory coast CIV native 96968
North America Jamaica JAM native 96968
Asia Japan JPN native 3722
Oceania Johnston I. JTN native 96968
Asia Jordan JOR native 96968
Africa Juan de Nova I. JDN native 96968
Africa Kenya KEN native 96968
Oceania Kermadec Is. KMD native 8121
Oceania Kiribati KIR native 96968
Asia Kuril Is. KUR native 96968
Africa Liberia LBR native 96968
Oceania Lord Howe I. LHI native 96968
Africa Madagascar MDG native 96968
Africa Madeira Is. MRA native 96968
Asia Malaysia MYS native 96968
Asia Maldives MDV native 96968
Oceania Marquesas Is. MQS native 96968
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL native 96968
Africa Mauritania MRT native 96968
Africa Mauritius MUS native 96968
Africa Mayotte MYT native 96968
North America Mexico MEX native 96968
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 96968
Oceania Midway Is. MID native 96968
North America Montserrat MSR native 96968
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 96968
Asia Myanmar MMR native 96968
Africa Namibia NAM native 96968
Oceania Nauru NRU native 96968
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 96968
Oceania New Zealand NZL native 96968
Africa Nigeria NGA native 96968
Oceania Niue NIU native 96968
Oceania Norfolk I. NFK native 96968
Oceania North Marianas MNP native 96968
Asia Ogasawara Is. OGW native 96968
Asia Oman OMN native 96968
Asia Pakistan PAK native 96968
Oceania Palau PLW native 96968
North America Panama PAN native 96968
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 96968
South America Peru PER native 2384
Asia Philippines PHL native 96968
Oceania Pitcairn PCN native 96968
North America Puerto Rico PRI native 96968
Africa Reunion I. REU native 96968
Europe Russia RUS native 96968
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 96968
Oceania Samoa WSM native 96968
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 96968
Africa Seychelles SYC native 96968
Africa Sierra Leone SLE native 96968
Oceania Solomon Is. SLB native 96968
Africa Somalia SOM native 96968
Africa South Africa ZAF native 96968
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 96968
North America St Lucia LCA native 96968
Africa Sudan SDN native 96968
Oceania Tahiti TIT native 96968
Africa Tanzania TZA native 96968
Asia Timor-Leste TLS native 96968
Africa Togo TGO native 96968
Oceania Tokelau TKL native 96968
Oceania Tonga TON native 96968
South America Trind. M.Vaz Is. TRD native 96968
North America Trinidad Tobago TTO native 96968
Oceania Tuvalu TUV native 96968
North America USA USA native 1667
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 96968
South America Venezuela VEN native 96968
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 96968
North America Virgin Is. (UK) VGB native 96968
North America Virgin Is. (US) VIR native 96968
Oceania Wake I. WAK native 96968
Oceania Wallis Futuna WLF native 96968
Africa West Sahara ESH native 96968
Asia Yemen YEM native 96968

Table 4: Reported from 142 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
North America Alaska ALK native 96968
Oceania American Samoa ASM native 96968
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 96968
Africa Angola AGO native 96968
North America Anguilla AIA native 96968
North America Antigua Barbuda ATG native 96968
North America Aruba ABW native 96968
Africa Ascension I. ASC native 96968
Oceania Australia AUS native 96968
Europe Azores Is. AZZ native 125695
North America Bahamas BHS native 96968
North America Barbados BRB native 96968
North America Belize BLZ native 96968
Africa Benin BEN native 96968
North America Bermuda BMU native 96968
South America Brazil BRA native 96968
Asia Brunei Darsm BRN native 96968
Africa Cameroon CMR native 96968
North America Canada CAN native 1667
Africa Canary Is. CNY native 125695
Africa Cape Verde CPV native 125695
North America Cayman Is. CYM native 96968
South America Chile CHL native 96968
Asia China CHN native 75930
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 96968
Asia Christmas I. CXR native 96968
Asia Cocos Is. (Keel) CCK native 96968
South America Colombia COL native 96968
Africa Comoros COM native 96968
Africa Congo COG native 96968
Africa Congo Dem Rp COD native 96968
Oceania Cook Is. COK native 96968
North America Costa Rica CRI native 96968
North America Cuba CUB native 96968
North America Curaçao I. CUW native 96968
Africa Djibouti DJI native 96968
North America Dominica DMA native 96968
North America Dominican Rp DOM native 96968
Oceania Easter I. EAS native 96968
South America Ecuador ECU native 96968
Africa Egypt EGY native 96968
North America El Salvador SLV native 96968
Africa Eq Guinea GNQ native 96968
Africa Eritrea ERI native 96968
Oceania Fiji FJI native 96968
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 96968
Africa Gabon GAB native 96968
South America Galapagos Is. GOS native 96968
Africa Gambia GMB native 96968
Africa Ghana GHA native 96968
Africa Glorieuses Is. GLI native 96968
North America Grenada GRD native 96968
North America Guadeloupe GLP native 96968
Oceania Guam GUM native 96968
North America Guatemala GTM native 96968
Africa Guinea GIN native 96968
Africa Guinea-Bissau GNB native 96968
North America Haiti HTI native 96968
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 96968
North America Honduras HND native 96968
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 96968
Asia India IND native 96968
Asia Indonesia IDN native 96968
Asia Iran IRN native 96968
Asia Israel ISR native 96968
Africa Ivory coast CIV native 96968
North America Jamaica JAM native 96968
Asia Japan JPN native 3722
Oceania Johnston I. JTN native 96968
Asia Jordan JOR native 96968
Africa Juan de Nova I. JDN native 96968
Africa Kenya KEN native 96968
Oceania Kermadec Is. KMD native 8121
Oceania Kiribati KIR native 96968
Asia Kuril Is. KUR native 96968
Africa Liberia LBR native 96968
Oceania Lord Howe I. LHI native 96968
Africa Madagascar MDG native 96968
Africa Madeira Is. MRA native 96968
Asia Malaysia MYS native 96968
Asia Maldives MDV native 96968
Oceania Marquesas Is. MQS native 96968
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL native 96968
Africa Mauritania MRT native 96968
Africa Mauritius MUS native 96968
Africa Mayotte MYT native 96968
North America Mexico MEX native 96968
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 96968
Oceania Midway Is. MID native 96968
North America Montserrat MSR native 96968
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 96968
Asia Myanmar MMR native 96968
Africa Namibia NAM native 96968
Oceania Nauru NRU native 96968
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 96968
Oceania New Zealand NZL native 96968
Africa Nigeria NGA native 96968
Oceania Niue NIU native 96968
Oceania Norfolk I. NFK native 96968
Oceania North Marianas MNP native 96968
Asia Ogasawara Is. OGW native 96968
Asia Oman OMN native 96968
Asia Pakistan PAK native 96968
Oceania Palau PLW native 96968
North America Panama PAN native 96968
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 96968
South America Peru PER native 2384
Asia Philippines PHL native 96968
Oceania Pitcairn PCN native 96968
North America Puerto Rico PRI native 96968
Africa Reunion I. REU native 96968
Europe Russia RUS native 96968
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 96968
Oceania Samoa WSM native 96968
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 96968
Africa Seychelles SYC native 96968
Africa Sierra Leone SLE native 96968
Oceania Solomon Is. SLB native 96968
Africa Somalia SOM native 96968
Africa South Africa ZAF native 96968
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 96968
North America St Lucia LCA native 96968
Africa Sudan SDN native 96968
Oceania Tahiti TIT native 96968
Africa Tanzania TZA native 96968
Asia Timor-Leste TLS native 96968
Africa Togo TGO native 96968
Oceania Tokelau TKL native 96968
Oceania Tonga TON native 96968
South America Trind. M.Vaz Is. TRD native 96968
North America Trinidad Tobago TTO native 96968
Oceania Tuvalu TUV native 96968
North America USA USA native 1667
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 96968
South America Venezuela VEN native 96968
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 96968
North America Virgin Is. (UK) VGB native 96968
North America Virgin Is. (US) VIR native 96968
Oceania Wake I. WAK native 96968
Oceania Wallis Futuna WLF native 96968
Africa West Sahara ESH native 96968
Asia Yemen YEM native 96968
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