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Bristleworm

Mediomastus fragilis

19,007Records since 2000
JunePeak month
27Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan620
Feb967
Mar1,773
Apr1,619
May2,091
Jun2,978
Jul2,657
Aug2,336
Sep1,924
Oct775
Nov578
Dec337

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland61
2Cornwall England49
3Suffolk England43
4Isle of Wight England39
5Mid and East Antrim Northern Ireland39
6Essex England36
7Shetland Islands —30
8Causeway Coast and Glens Northern Ireland21
9Devon England15
10Pembrokeshire Wales15
11Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland15
12Argyll and Bute Scotland12
13Newry, Mourne and Down Northern Ireland11
14Redcar and Cleveland England10
15Ards and North Down Northern Ireland9
1,597 England5,352 Scotland1,223 Wales1,383 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 27 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
19,007
Peak month
June
Counties with records
27
Scientific name
Mediomastus fragilis
Group
Worms (annelids)
NBN Atlas records since 2000
9,756
Most recorded in
Highland
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Annelida
Class
Polychaeta
Family
Capitellidae
Genus
Mediomastus
Name with authority
Mediomastus fragilis Rasmussen, 1973
Described
1973
Contributing datasets
41

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q2866022 · GBIF 2318046