When it is recorded
Jan384
Feb72
Mar224
Apr702
May1,859
Jun2,687
Jul1,838
Aug1,504
Sep1,323
Oct436
Nov240
Dec161
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pembrokeshire | Wales | 191 | |
| 2 | Torbay | England | 79 | |
| 3 | Gwynedd | Wales | 64 | |
| 4 | Dorset | England | 54 | |
| 5 | Isle of Anglesey | Wales | 38 | |
| 6 | Highland | Scotland | 29 | |
| 7 | Norfolk | England | 28 | |
| 8 | Causeway Coast and Glens | Northern Ireland | 26 | |
| 9 | Ards and North Down | Northern Ireland | 19 | |
| 10 | Na h-Eileanan Siar | Scotland | 14 | |
| 11 | Cornwall | England | 11 | |
| 12 | Devon | England | 10 | |
| 13 | Argyll and Bute | Scotland | 10 | |
| 14 | Conwy | Wales | 9 | |
| 15 | Newry, Mourne and Down | Northern Ireland | 8 |
5,992 England940 Scotland2,354 Wales396 Northern Ireland2 Isle of Man
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 31 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 11,493
- Peak month
- June
- Counties with records
- 31
- Scientific name
- Cliona celata
- Group
- Sponges
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 12,170
- Most recorded in
- Pembrokeshire, Torbay, Gwynedd, Dorset
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Porifera
- Class
- Demospongiae
- Order
- Clionaida
- Family
- Clionaidae
- Genus
- Cliona
- Name with authority
- Cliona celata Grant, 1826
- Described
- 1826
- Contributing datasets
- 46
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q965239 · GBIF 5183631