When it is recorded
Jan56
Feb58
Mar154
Apr234
May570
Jun695
Jul922
Aug1,284
Sep1,893
Oct374
Nov101
Dec35
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pembrokeshire | Wales | 212 | |
| 2 | Gwynedd | Wales | 177 | |
| 3 | Ards and North Down | Northern Ireland | 110 | |
| 4 | Norfolk | England | 86 | |
| 5 | Cornwall | England | 86 | |
| 6 | Isle of Anglesey | Wales | 79 | |
| 7 | Highland | Scotland | 76 | |
| 8 | Argyll and Bute | Scotland | 62 | |
| 9 | Orkney Islands | Scotland | 59 | |
| 10 | Plymouth | England | 51 | |
| 11 | Na h-Eileanan Siar | Scotland | 45 | |
| 12 | Scottish Borders | Scotland | 39 | |
| 13 | Devon | England | 38 | |
| 14 | Causeway Coast and Glens | Northern Ireland | 38 | |
| 15 | Newry, Mourne and Down | Northern Ireland | 23 |
3,192 England794 Scotland1,424 Wales557 Northern Ireland
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 42 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 6,532
- Peak month
- September
- Counties with records
- 42
- Scientific name
- Halichondria panicea
- Group
- Sponges
- Most recorded in
- Pembrokeshire, Gwynedd, Ards and North Down, Norfolk, Cornwall, Isle of Anglesey, Highland, Argyll and Bute, Orkney Islands, Plymouth
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Porifera
- Class
- Demospongiae
- Order
- Suberitida
- Family
- Halichondriidae
- Genus
- Halichondria
- Name with authority
- Halichondria panicea (Pallas, 1766)
- Described
- 1766
- Contributing datasets
- 62
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q990870 · GBIF 2249942