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Asterina phylactica

179Records since 2000
MayPeak month
11Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan5
Feb5
Mar9
Apr14
May35
Jun20
Jul24
Aug20
Sep24
Oct10
Nov5
Dec8

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Cornwall England20
2Ards and North Down Northern Ireland9
3Gwynedd Wales7
4Devon England5
5Swansea Wales5
6Isle of Anglesey Wales4
7Dorset England3
8Pembrokeshire Wales3
9Causeway Coast and Glens Northern Ireland3
10Plymouth England2
11Isles of Scilly England1
79 England5 Scotland49 Wales32 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 11 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
179
Peak month
May
Counties with records
11
Group
Starfish and sea urchins
NBN Atlas records since 2000
1,032
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Echinodermata
Class
Asteroidea
Order
Valvatida
Family
Asterinidae
Genus
Asterina
Name with authority
Asterina phylactica Emson & Crump, 1979
Described
1979

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q2422338 · GBIF 5186988