What Animal Lives Where

Where has the Acartia tonsa been recorded?

Acartia tonsa occurrence evidence comes from 3,456 records in 17 countries and territories, from 1927 to 2024. Most records come from Sweden.

CopepodaCalanoidaAcartiidaeAcartia

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

3,456 records across 17 countries and territories, 1927–2024.

Acartia tonsa · GBIF taxon key 2114446

Source coverage

CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.

Refreshed 2026-09-21. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.

What this means

The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: April.

9 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.

What this does not mean

repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.

A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.

Compare this animal’s observation pattern

When it is recorded

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Peak month: April. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Records over time

19272024

Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.

Where Acartia tonsa has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Acartia tonsa. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.

PlaceRecordsShare
Sweden 1,235
Germany 757
Denmark 583
United States 523
Canada 134
Latvia 112
Ukraine 82
Finland 12
Georgia 7
Australia 3
Netherlands 2
Åland Islands 1
Chile 1
Spain 1
Falkland Islands 1
Mexico 1
Saudi Arabia 1

Related animals

Others in the family Acartiidae.

Acartia bifilosa
6,051 records
Acartia longiremis
5,561 records
Acartia clausi
Acartia clausi
3,658 records
Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.