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Caprella acanthifera

562Records since 2000
SeptemberPeak month
13Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan2
Feb14
Mar58
Apr69
May66
Jun86
Jul73
Aug54
Sep88
Oct27
Nov0
Dec14

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Pembrokeshire Wales16
2Ceredigion Wales12
3Cornwall England8
4Devon England8
5North Ayrshire Scotland6
6Argyll and Bute Scotland4
7Dorset England2
8Highland Scotland2
9Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland2
10Mid and East Antrim Northern Ireland2
11Plymouth England2
12Isle of Wight England1
13Ards and North Down Northern Ireland1
55 England252 Scotland51 Wales65 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 13 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
562
Peak month
September
Counties with records
13
Group
Crustaceans
NBN Atlas records since 2000
443
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Malacostraca
Order
Amphipoda
Family
Caprellidae
Genus
Caprella
Name with authority
Caprella acanthifera Leach, 1814
Described
1814
Contributing datasets
25

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q4468356 · GBIF 5178051