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Bristleworm

Magelona mirabilis

1,126Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
3Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan5
Feb63
Mar79
Apr50
May78
Jun73
Jul413
Aug99
Sep179
Oct28
Nov32
Dec15

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland9
2Pembrokeshire Wales6
3Newry, Mourne and Down Northern Ireland2
93 England209 Scotland134 Wales7 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 3 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
1,126
Peak month
July
Counties with records
3
Scientific name
Magelona mirabilis
Group
Worms (annelids)
NBN Atlas records since 2000
483
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Annelida
Class
Polychaeta
Family
Magelonidae
Genus
Magelona
Name with authority
Magelona mirabilis (Johnston, 1865)
Described
1865
Contributing datasets
21

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1979971 · GBIF 2320594