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Bristleworm

Polydora ciliata

1,274Records since 2000
SeptemberPeak month
23Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan4
Feb7
Mar64
Apr91
May125
Jun155
Jul185
Aug237
Sep249
Oct94
Nov39
Dec2

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Norfolk England32
2Essex England11
3Suffolk England10
4Highland Scotland8
5Belfast Northern Ireland8
6Argyll and Bute Scotland7
7Isle of Wight England4
8Orkney Islands Scotland4
9Causeway Coast and Glens Northern Ireland4
10Kent England3
11Devon England3
12Pembrokeshire Wales3
13Mid and East Antrim Northern Ireland3
14East Riding of Yorkshire England2
15Sefton England2
622 England118 Scotland33 Wales90 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 23 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
1,274
Peak month
September
Counties with records
23
Scientific name
Polydora ciliata
Group
Worms (annelids)
NBN Atlas records since 2000
921
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Annelida
Class
Polychaeta
Family
Spionidae
Genus
Polydora
Name with authority
Polydora ciliata (Johnston, 1838)
Described
1838
Contributing datasets
29

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · GBIF 5197692