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Asterionella glacialis

1,214Records since 2000
AprilPeak month
5Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan29
Feb56
Mar158
Apr337
May179
Jun107
Jul63
Aug53
Sep99
Oct72
Nov40
Dec21

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Carmarthenshire Wales85
2Conwy Wales46
3Isle of Anglesey Wales2
4Pembrokeshire Wales1
5North Lincolnshire England1
7 England544 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 5 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
1,214
Peak month
April
Counties with records
5
Group
Seaweeds and algae
NBN Atlas records since 2000
1,430
Most recorded in
Carmarthenshire
Kingdom
Chromista
Phylum
Ochrophyta
Class
Bacillariophyceae
Order
Fragilariales
Family
Fragilariaceae
Genus
Asterionella
Name with authority
Asterionella glacialis Castracane, 1886
Described
1886
Contributing datasets
10

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · GBIF 3192611