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Cladophora Ball

Aegagropila linnaei

148Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
22Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr1
May2
Jun25
Jul56
Aug32
Sep13
Oct1
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Scottish Borders Scotland21
2Powys Wales17
3Fermanagh and Omagh Northern Ireland14
4Wrexham Wales12
5Derry City and Strabane Northern Ireland11
6Worcestershire England8
7Gwynedd Wales5
8Carmarthenshire Wales5
9Denbighshire Wales5
10Mid and East Antrim Northern Ireland4
11Highland Scotland3
12Ceredigion Wales3
13Causeway Coast and Glens Northern Ireland3
14Monmouthshire Wales3
15Pembrokeshire Wales2
14 England25 Scotland72 Wales35 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 22 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
148
Peak month
July
Counties with records
22
Scientific name
Aegagropila linnaei
Group
Seaweeds and algae
NBN Atlas records since 2000
147
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Chlorophyta
Class
Ulvophyceae
Order
Cladophorales
Family
Cladophoraceae
Genus
Aegagropila
Name with authority
Aegagropila linnaei Kützing

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q149096 · GBIF 5272847