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Bristleworm

Ampharete falcata

1,225Records since 2000
JunePeak month
2Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan149
Feb97
Mar23
Apr18
May105
Jun211
Jul103
Aug125
Sep65
Oct48
Nov70
Dec4

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland3
2Redcar and Cleveland England1
72 England318 Scotland35 Wales55 Northern Ireland3 Isle of Man

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

About this species

Records since 2000
1,225
Peak month
June
Counties with records
2
Scientific name
Ampharete falcata
Group
Worms (annelids)
NBN Atlas records since 2000
505
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Annelida
Class
Polychaeta
Family
Ampharetidae
Genus
Ampharete
Name with authority
Ampharete falcata Eliason, 1955
Described
1955
Contributing datasets
18

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1944447 · GBIF 2325717