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Catworm

Nephtys hombergii

11,643Records since 2000
JunePeak month
35Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan329
Feb506
Mar1,329
Apr1,415
May1,875
Jun2,017
Jul1,064
Aug818
Sep1,045
Oct471
Nov315
Dec65

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Cornwall England97
2Highland Scotland92
3Essex England55
4Suffolk England49
5Mid and East Antrim Northern Ireland49
6Causeway Coast and Glens Northern Ireland26
7Orkney Islands Scotland19
8Devon England18
9Pembrokeshire Wales18
10Shetland Islands —14
11Redcar and Cleveland England12
12Gwynedd Wales10
13Portsmouth England10
14Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland9
15Ards and North Down Northern Ireland9
1,083 England3,133 Scotland1,248 Wales1,218 Northern Ireland1 Isle of Man

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 35 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
11,643
Peak month
June
Counties with records
35
Scientific name
Nephtys hombergii
Group
Worms (annelids)
NBN Atlas records since 2000
6,924
Most recorded in
Cornwall, Highland, Essex
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Annelida
Class
Polychaeta
Order
Phyllodocida
Family
Nephtyidae
Genus
Nephtys
Name with authority
Nephtys hombergii Savigny, 1818
Described
1818
Contributing datasets
53

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q941281 · GBIF 2317011