When it is recorded
Jan60
Feb97
Mar251
Apr307
May363
Jun498
Jul526
Aug733
Sep1,362
Oct551
Nov164
Dec88
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argyll and Bute | Scotland | 204 | |
| 2 | Highland | Scotland | 97 | |
| 3 | Ards and North Down | Northern Ireland | 67 | |
| 4 | Pembrokeshire | Wales | 41 | |
| 5 | Newry, Mourne and Down | Northern Ireland | 37 | |
| 6 | Gwynedd | Wales | 31 | |
| 7 | Cornwall | England | 28 | |
| 8 | Dorset | England | 27 | |
| 9 | Essex | England | 22 | |
| 10 | Plymouth | England | 19 | |
| 11 | North Ayrshire | Scotland | 15 | |
| 12 | Shetland Islands | — | 13 | |
| 13 | Suffolk | England | 12 | |
| 14 | Sefton | England | 11 | |
| 15 | Orkney Islands | Scotland | 11 |
811 England1,877 Scotland407 Wales1,110 Northern Ireland1 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
- 5,013
- Peak month
- September
- Counties with records
- 39
- Scientific name
- Ascidiella aspersa
- Group
- Sea squirts
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 4,548
- Most recorded in
- Argyll and Bute, Highland, Ards and North Down
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Ascidiacea
- Order
- Phlebobranchia
- Family
- Ascidiidae
- Genus
- Ascidiella
- Name with authority
- Ascidiella aspersa (Müller, 1776)
- Described
- 1776
- Contributing datasets
- 52
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q11841378 · GBIF 5200467