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Ascidia conchilega

659Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
34Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan9
Feb16
Mar33
Apr29
May71
Jun82
Jul82
Aug131
Sep93
Oct64
Nov23
Dec20

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Ards and North Down Northern Ireland26
2Argyll and Bute Scotland15
3Highland Scotland14
4Torbay England10
5Plymouth England9
6Pembrokeshire Wales8
7Cornwall England7
8Isles of Scilly England6
9Newry, Mourne and Down Northern Ireland6
10Isle of Wight England5
11Suffolk England4
12Kent England4
13Gwynedd Wales4
14Essex England3
15Portsmouth England3
193 England136 Scotland91 Wales85 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 34 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
659
Peak month
August
Counties with records
34
Group
Sea squirts
NBN Atlas records since 2000
528
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Ascidiacea
Order
Phlebobranchia
Family
Ascidiidae
Genus
Ascidia
Name with authority
Ascidia conchilega Müller, 1776
Described
1776
Contributing datasets
34

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q4918567 · GBIF 2330586