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Cotton Spinner

Holothuria forskali

3,139Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
11Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan149
Feb40
Mar78
Apr221
May445
Jun592
Jul602
Aug405
Sep382
Oct101
Nov77
Dec45

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Pembrokeshire Wales20
2Highland Scotland9
3Devon England8
4Causeway Coast and Glens Northern Ireland7
5Isles of Scilly England6
6Plymouth England6
7Torbay England3
8Cornwall England1
9Argyll and Bute Scotland1
10Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland1
11Ards and North Down Northern Ireland1
2,565 England133 Scotland211 Wales46 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 11 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
3,139
Peak month
July
Counties with records
11
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Holothuria forskali
Group
Starfish and sea urchins
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Echinodermata
Class
Holothuroidea
Order
Holothuriida
Family
Holothuriidae
Genus
Holothuria
Name with authority
Holothuria forskali Delle Chiaje, 1823
Described
1823
Contributing datasets
29

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q692552 · GBIF 2279155