When it is recorded
Jan166
Feb180
Mar199
Apr236
May385
Jun341
Jul563
Aug529
Sep721
Oct283
Nov319
Dec298
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argyll and Bute | Scotland | 94 | |
| 2 | Highland | Scotland | 78 | |
| 3 | Ards and North Down | Northern Ireland | 11 | |
| 4 | Na h-Eileanan Siar | Scotland | 8 | |
| 5 | North Ayrshire | Scotland | 8 | |
| 6 | Fife | Scotland | 7 | |
| 7 | Cornwall | England | 6 | |
| 8 | Scottish Borders | Scotland | 6 | |
| 9 | Inverclyde | Scotland | 5 | |
| 10 | Devon | England | 4 | |
| 11 | Mid and East Antrim | Northern Ireland | 4 | |
| 12 | Pembrokeshire | Wales | 3 | |
| 13 | Shetland Islands | — | 3 | |
| 14 | Causeway Coast and Glens | Northern Ireland | 2 | |
| 15 | Isle of Anglesey | Wales | 1 |
1,062 England2,219 Scotland98 Wales517 Northern Ireland1 Isle of Man
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 17 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 4,267
- Peak month
- September
- Counties with records
- 17
- Scientific name
- Ophiocomina nigra
- Group
- Starfish and sea urchins
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 3,942
- Most recorded in
- Argyll and Bute, Highland
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Echinodermata
- Class
- Ophiuroidea
- Order
- Ophiacanthida
- Family
- Ophiotomidae
- Genus
- Ophiocomina
- Name with authority
- Ophiocomina nigra (Abildgaard, 1789)
- Described
- 1789
- Contributing datasets
- 45
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q2342919 · GBIF 2275361