When it is recorded
Jan303
Feb110
Mar388
Apr405
May808
Jun951
Jul1,006
Aug2,086
Sep1,361
Oct366
Nov286
Dec113
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Highland | Scotland | 71 | |
| 2 | Argyll and Bute | Scotland | 34 | |
| 3 | Mid and East Antrim | Northern Ireland | 28 | |
| 4 | Fife | Scotland | 12 | |
| 5 | Pembrokeshire | Wales | 11 | |
| 6 | Ards and North Down | Northern Ireland | 10 | |
| 7 | Causeway Coast and Glens | Northern Ireland | 8 | |
| 8 | Norfolk | England | 6 | |
| 9 | Isle of Anglesey | Wales | 6 | |
| 10 | North Ayrshire | Scotland | 6 | |
| 11 | Essex | England | 4 | |
| 12 | Shetland Islands | — | 3 | |
| 13 | Na h-Eileanan Siar | Scotland | 3 | |
| 14 | Torbay | England | 3 | |
| 15 | Inverclyde | Scotland | 3 |
1,598 England1,830 Scotland343 Wales665 Northern Ireland6 Isle of Man
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 25 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 8,600
- Peak month
- August
- Counties with records
- 25
- Scientific name
- Ophiura albida
- Group
- Starfish and sea urchins
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 4,545
- Most recorded in
- Highland
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Echinodermata
- Class
- Ophiuroidea
- Family
- Ophiuridae
- Genus
- Ophiura
- Name with authority
- Ophiura albida Forbes, 1839
- Described
- 1839
- Contributing datasets
- 60
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1602788 · GBIF 2277002