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Bristle worm

Sternaspis scutata

111Records since 2000
AprilPeak month
1Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan1
Feb0
Mar35
Apr36
May32
Jun4
Jul0
Aug0
Sep2
Oct1
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Devon England6
51 England3 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 1 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
111
Peak month
April
Counties with records
1
Scientific name
Sternaspis scutata
Group
Worms (annelids)
NBN Atlas records since 2000
53
Conservation designations
Rare and scarce (non-IUCN status)
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Annelida
Class
Polychaeta
Family
Sternaspidae
Genus
Sternaspis
Name with authority
Sternaspis scutata (Ranzani, 1817)
Described
1817

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · GBIF 9795553