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Bowerbank's Halichondria

Halichondria bowerbanki

882Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
22Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan2
Feb7
Mar11
Apr27
May59
Jun80
Jul205
Aug207
Sep190
Oct40
Nov39
Dec14

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Pembrokeshire Wales22
2Sefton England21
3Dorset England9
4Argyll and Bute Scotland8
5Isle of Anglesey Wales8
6Isles of Scilly England8
7Torbay England7
8Newry, Mourne and Down Northern Ireland6
9Norfolk England5
10Essex England5
11Ards and North Down Northern Ireland5
12Suffolk England4
13Highland Scotland4
14Gwynedd Wales4
15Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland4
466 England125 Scotland117 Wales83 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 22 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
882
Peak month
August
Counties with records
22
Scientific name
Halichondria bowerbanki
Group
Sponges
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Porifera
Class
Demospongiae
Order
Suberitida
Family
Halichondriidae
Genus
Halichondria
Name with authority
Halichondria bowerbanki Burton, 1930
Described
1930
Contributing datasets
29

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q2025989 · GBIF 2249909