Where does the Oikopleura dioica live?
Oikopleura dioica has 21,260 records in 50 countries and territories, from 1902 to 2026. Most records come from Australia.
- 21,260 records
- 50 places
- 81 years recorded
- — class
AnimaliaChordataCopelataOikopleuridaeOikopleura
When it is recorded
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Peak month: September. 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.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 5,610 | |
| Romania | 5,268 | |
| Germany | 2,306 | |
| Ukraine | 1,816 | |
| Sweden | 1,403 | |
| Japan | 1,021 | |
| Denmark | 852 | |
| Canada | 581 | |
| Russia | 457 | |
| Belgium | 253 | |
| Türkiye | 203 | |
| Italy | 193 | |
| Estonia | 163 | |
| Georgia | 137 | |
| Bulgaria | 100 | |
| South Korea | 87 | |
| Brazil | 80 | |
| Spain | 68 | |
| Kiribati | 39 | |
| Netherlands | 35 | |
| Norway | 35 | |
| Lebanon | 33 | |
| American Samoa | 26 | |
| United Kingdom | 24 | |
| Niue | 21 | |
| Tunisia | 19 | |
| Chile | 17 | |
| Finland | 13 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | |
| United States | 11 | |
| Colombia | 9 | |
| France | 8 | |
| Tokelau | 8 | |
| Greece | 6 | |
| New Zealand | 6 | |
| Croatia | 5 | |
| Poland | 5 | |
| Indonesia | 4 | |
| Svalbard and Jan Mayen | 4 | |
| Algeria | 3 |
Showing the top 40 of 50 places.
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. 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.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. 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.