When it is recorded
Jan159
Feb215
Mar368
Apr703
May827
Jun887
Jul1,010
Aug1,352
Sep964
Oct485
Nov181
Dec157
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornwall | England | 632 | |
| 2 | Pembrokeshire | Wales | 321 | |
| 3 | Argyll and Bute | Scotland | 241 | |
| 4 | North Yorkshire | England | 232 | |
| 5 | Scottish Borders | Scotland | 208 | |
| 6 | Gwynedd | Wales | 192 | |
| 7 | Devon | England | 191 | |
| 8 | Highland | Scotland | 165 | |
| 9 | East Riding of Yorkshire | England | 157 | |
| 10 | Isle of Anglesey | Wales | 145 | |
| 11 | Norfolk | England | 116 | |
| 12 | Swansea | Wales | 110 | |
| 13 | Ceredigion | Wales | 106 | |
| 14 | Ards and North Down | Northern Ireland | 100 | |
| 15 | Plymouth | England | 87 |
3,369 England1,271 Scotland1,812 Wales500 Northern Ireland
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 53 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 7,465
- Peak month
- August
- Counties with records
- 53
- Scientific name
- Actinia equina
- Group
- Jellyfish, corals and anemones
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 6,181
- Most recorded in
- Cornwall, Pembrokeshire, Argyll and Bute, North Yorkshire, Scottish Borders, Gwynedd, Devon, Highland, East Riding of Yorkshire, Isle of Anglesey, Norfolk, Swansea +8
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Cnidaria
- Class
- Anthozoa
- Order
- Actiniaria
- Family
- Actiniidae
- Genus
- Actinia
- Name with authority
- Actinia equina (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Described
- 1758
- Contributing datasets
- 60
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q580826 · GBIF 2256559