When it is recorded
Jan32
Feb109
Mar105
Apr420
May613
Jun796
Jul1,279
Aug1,241
Sep1,079
Oct403
Nov120
Dec50
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norfolk | England | 74 | |
| 2 | Isle of Anglesey | Wales | 71 | |
| 3 | Pembrokeshire | Wales | 64 | |
| 4 | Gwynedd | Wales | 59 | |
| 5 | Argyll and Bute | Scotland | 54 | |
| 6 | Dorset | England | 26 | |
| 7 | Torbay | England | 25 | |
| 8 | Highland | Scotland | 19 | |
| 9 | Na h-Eileanan Siar | Scotland | 16 | |
| 10 | Newry, Mourne and Down | Northern Ireland | 13 | |
| 11 | Ards and North Down | Northern Ireland | 12 | |
| 12 | Cornwall | England | 10 | |
| 13 | Isle of Wight | England | 10 | |
| 14 | Conwy | Wales | 8 | |
| 15 | Kent | England | 7 |
3,804 England478 Scotland1,495 Wales307 Northern Ireland
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 27 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 6,282
- Peak month
- July
- Counties with records
- 27
- Scientific name
- Amphilectus fucorum
- Group
- Sponges
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 6,382
- Most recorded in
- Norfolk, Isle of Anglesey, Pembrokeshire, Gwynedd, Argyll and Bute
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Porifera
- Class
- Demospongiae
- Order
- Poecilosclerida
- Family
- Esperiopsidae
- Genus
- Amphilectus
- Name with authority
- Amphilectus fucorum (Esper, 1794)
- Described
- 1794
- Contributing datasets
- 33
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q2654865 · GBIF 2242742