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Brush sponge

Ciocalypta penicillus

778Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
6Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan54
Feb3
Mar15
Apr50
May86
Jun117
Jul150
Aug125
Sep114
Oct23
Nov35
Dec6

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Dorset England5
2Devon England3
3Highland Scotland1
4Gwynedd Wales1
5Pembrokeshire Wales1
6Isles of Scilly England1
694 England8 Scotland60 Wales5 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 6 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
778
Peak month
July
Counties with records
6
Scientific name
Ciocalypta penicillus
Group
Sponges
NBN Atlas records since 2000
806
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Porifera
Class
Demospongiae
Order
Suberitida
Family
Halichondriidae
Genus
Ciocalypta
Name with authority
Ciocalypta penicillus Bowerbank, 1862
Described
1862
Contributing datasets
17

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q3327073 · GBIF 2250194