When it is recorded
Jan1,384
Feb682
Mar697
Apr1,659
May3,190
Jun4,800
Jul5,398
Aug3,860
Sep3,843
Oct1,184
Nov730
Dec522
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Highland | Scotland | 204 | |
| 2 | Argyll and Bute | Scotland | 176 | |
| 3 | Scottish Borders | Scotland | 135 | |
| 4 | Isle of Anglesey | Wales | 87 | |
| 5 | Pembrokeshire | Wales | 64 | |
| 6 | Gwynedd | Wales | 58 | |
| 7 | Causeway Coast and Glens | Northern Ireland | 54 | |
| 8 | Ards and North Down | Northern Ireland | 47 | |
| 9 | Na h-Eileanan Siar | Scotland | 46 | |
| 10 | Torbay | England | 40 | |
| 11 | Fife | Scotland | 39 | |
| 12 | Shetland Islands | — | 37 | |
| 13 | North Ayrshire | Scotland | 31 | |
| 14 | Norfolk | England | 29 | |
| 15 | Newry, Mourne and Down | Northern Ireland | 29 |
13,064 England5,187 Scotland2,887 Wales1,495 Northern Ireland14 Isle of Man
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 39 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 28,132
- Peak month
- July
- Counties with records
- 39
- Scientific name
- Alcyonium digitatum
- Group
- Jellyfish, corals and anemones
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 27,119
- Most recorded in
- Highland, Argyll and Bute, Scottish Borders, Isle of Anglesey, Pembrokeshire, Gwynedd, Causeway Coast and Glens
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Cnidaria
- Class
- Anthozoa
- Order
- Malacalcyonacea
- Family
- Alcyoniidae
- Genus
- Alcyonium
- Name with authority
- Alcyonium digitatum Linnaeus, 1758
- Described
- 1758
- Contributing datasets
- 70
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q593303 · GBIF 5185175