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A sea cucumber

Ocnus planci

78Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
3Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb1
Mar3
Apr11
May17
Jun9
Jul21
Aug9
Sep4
Oct3
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Ards and North Down Northern Ireland8
2Highland Scotland3
3Torbay England1
11 England11 Scotland20 Wales24 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 3 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
78
Peak month
July
Counties with records
3
Scientific name
Ocnus planci
Group
Starfish and sea urchins
NBN Atlas records since 2000
60
Conservation designations
Biodiversity List – Northern Ireland
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Echinodermata
Class
Holothuroidea
Order
Dendrochirotida
Family
Cucumariidae
Genus
Ocnus
Name with authority
Ocnus planci (Brandt, 1835)
Described
1835

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q15730448 · GBIF 5188231