What Animal Lives Where

Where has the Oikopleura vanhoeffeni been recorded?

Oikopleura vanhoeffeni occurrence evidence comes from 647 records in 9 countries and territories, from 1972 to 2024. Most records come from Australia.

CopelataOikopleuridaeOikopleura

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

647 records across 9 countries and territories, 1972–2024.

Oikopleura vanhoeffeni · GBIF taxon key 2332553

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: September.

4 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

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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.

Records over time

19722024

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

Where Oikopleura vanhoeffeni has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Oikopleura vanhoeffeni. 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 321
United States 222
American Samoa 13
Niue 9
Tokelau 8
New Zealand 7
Kiribati 6
Indonesia 3
Puerto Rico 1

Related animals

Others in the family Oikopleuridae.

Oikopleura dioica
Oikopleura dioica
6,354 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.