When it is recorded
Jan28
Feb37
Mar67
Apr144
May177
Jun226
Jul238
Aug249
Sep212
Oct102
Nov32
Dec29
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pembrokeshire | Wales | 130 | |
| 2 | Cornwall | England | 110 | |
| 3 | Gwynedd | Wales | 108 | |
| 4 | Argyll and Bute | Scotland | 87 | |
| 5 | Devon | England | 85 | |
| 6 | Highland | Scotland | 69 | |
| 7 | Swansea | Wales | 38 | |
| 8 | Dorset | England | 34 | |
| 9 | Isle of Anglesey | Wales | 34 | |
| 10 | Dumfries and Galloway | Scotland | 33 | |
| 11 | Bristol, City of | England | 31 | |
| 12 | Kent | England | 30 | |
| 13 | Na h-Eileanan Siar | Scotland | 30 | |
| 14 | Orkney Islands | Scotland | 28 | |
| 15 | Ards and North Down | Northern Ireland | 28 |
619 England412 Scotland392 Wales90 Northern Ireland
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 57 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 1,560
- Peak month
- August
- Counties with records
- 57
- Scientific name
- Ligia oceanica
- Group
- Crustaceans
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 1,241
- Most recorded in
- Pembrokeshire, Cornwall, Gwynedd, Argyll and Bute, Devon, Highland
- Conservation designations
- GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Malacostraca
- Order
- Isopoda
- Family
- Ligiidae
- Genus
- Ligia
- Name with authority
- Ligia oceanica (Linnaeus, 1767)
- Described
- 1767
- Contributing datasets
- 47
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q638110 · GBIF 5175631