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A stalked jellyfish

Haliclystus auricula

106Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
14Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar2
Apr10
May11
Jun10
Jul16
Aug36
Sep21
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Cornwall England5
2Causeway Coast and Glens Northern Ireland4
3Pembrokeshire Wales3
4Highland Scotland2
5Devon England2
6Orkney Islands Scotland2
7Swansea Wales2
8Dorset England1
9Argyll and Bute Scotland1
10Gwynedd Wales1
11Shetland Islands —1
12Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland1
13Isles of Scilly England1
14Ards and North Down Northern Ireland1
36 England36 Scotland10 Wales14 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 14 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
106
Peak month
August
Counties with records
14
Scientific name
Haliclystus auricula
Group
Jellyfish, corals and anemones
NBN Atlas records since 2000
108
Conservation designations
Biodiversity List – Northern Ireland, Biodiversity List – England, Biodiversity List – Wales, UK BAP priority species, Scottish Biodiversity List
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Cnidaria
Class
Staurozoa
Order
Stauromedusae
Family
Haliclystidae
Genus
Haliclystus
Name with authority
Haliclystus auricula James-Clark, 1863
Described
1863

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1909275 · GBIF 2264667