Microdesmus longipinnis was reported from 8 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 8 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: Western Atlantic: Bermuda, North Carolina (USA), and northern Gulf of Mexico to the Cayman Islands. Eastern Atlantic: only known from two specimens (one extant) from Joal, Senegal (Ref. 10815, 81289). This species’ appearance in brackish waters of West Africa is likely to be very rare, but cannot be discounted (Ref. 81289).
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Table 1: Present in 8 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
North America Belize BLZ native 26340
North America Bermuda BMU native 7251
South America Brazil BRA native 101171
North America Cayman Is. CYM native 7251
North America Cuba CUB native 54206
Africa Senegal SEN native 81289
North America Trinidad Tobago TTO native 33407
North America USA USA native 7251

Table 4: Reported from 8 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
North America Belize BLZ native 26340
North America Bermuda BMU native 7251
South America Brazil BRA native 101171
North America Cayman Is. CYM native 7251
North America Cuba CUB native 54206
Africa Senegal SEN native 81289
North America Trinidad Tobago TTO native 33407
North America USA USA native 7251
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