What Animal Lives Where

Where has the Mecynocera clausi been recorded?

Mecynocera clausi occurrence evidence comes from 965 records in 15 countries and territories, from 1887 to 2025. Most records come from Australia.

CopepodaCalanoidaParacalanidaeMecynocera

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

965 records across 15 countries and territories, 1887–2025.

Mecynocera clausi · GBIF taxon key 5166440

Source coverage

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

Refreshed 2026-09-23. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.

What this means

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

12 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.

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When it is recorded

JFMAMJJASOND

Peak month: June. 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

18872025

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

Where Mecynocera clausi has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Mecynocera clausi. 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
Australia 669
New Zealand 87
United States 25
Mexico 15
Niue 15
Brazil 3
New Caledonia 3
Portugal 3
Anguilla 1
Antarctica 1
American Samoa 1
Barbados 1
Spain 1
Papua New Guinea 1
French Southern Territories 1

Related animals

Others in the family Paracalanidae.

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18,114 records
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1,657 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.