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A burrowing sea cucumber

Labidoplax media

236Records since 2000
JunePeak month
1Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan26
Feb10
Mar4
Apr40
May24
Jun47
Jul37
Aug23
Sep16
Oct8
Nov1
Dec0

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland2
1 England162 Scotland1 Wales35 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 1 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
236
Peak month
June
Counties with records
1
Scientific name
Labidoplax media
Group
Starfish and sea urchins
NBN Atlas records since 2000
203
Conservation designations
Biodiversity List – Northern Ireland
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Echinodermata
Class
Holothuroidea
Order
Apodida
Family
Synaptidae
Genus
Labidoplax
Name with authority
Labidoplax media Östergren, 1905
Described
1905

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q2491561 · GBIF 2279495