When it is recorded
Jan19
Feb31
Mar175
Apr117
May119
Jun225
Jul1,291
Aug347
Sep363
Oct74
Nov22
Dec12
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scottish Borders | Scotland | 74 | |
| 2 | Isle of Anglesey | Wales | 23 | |
| 3 | Ards and North Down | Northern Ireland | 20 | |
| 4 | Pembrokeshire | Wales | 19 | |
| 5 | Highland | Scotland | 17 | |
| 6 | Argyll and Bute | Scotland | 16 | |
| 7 | Na h-Eileanan Siar | Scotland | 11 | |
| 8 | Conwy | Wales | 9 | |
| 9 | Gwynedd | Wales | 7 | |
| 10 | Shetland Islands | — | 6 | |
| 11 | Mid and East Antrim | Northern Ireland | 5 | |
| 12 | North Ayrshire | Scotland | 4 | |
| 13 | Swansea | Wales | 4 | |
| 14 | Portsmouth | England | 3 | |
| 15 | Brighton and Hove | England | 3 |
147 England817 Scotland238 Wales177 Northern Ireland
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 25 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 2,931
- Peak month
- July
- Counties with records
- 25
- Scientific name
- Metridium senile
- Group
- Jellyfish, corals and anemones
- Most recorded in
- Scottish Borders
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Cnidaria
- Class
- Anthozoa
- Order
- Actiniaria
- Family
- Metridiidae
- Genus
- Metridium
- Name with authority
- Metridium senile (Linnaeus, 1761)
- Described
- 1761
- Contributing datasets
- 32
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q935234 · GBIF 5183974