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Gammarus lacustris

60Records since 2000
MayPeak month
19Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar6
Apr11
May18
Jun1
Jul2
Aug5
Sep4
Oct6
Nov3
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Isle of Anglesey Wales9
2Carmarthenshire Wales7
3Gwynedd Wales6
4Conwy Wales6
5Orkney Islands Scotland5
6Suffolk England3
7Denbighshire Wales3
8Surrey England2
9Cumbria England2
10Powys Wales2
11Perth and Kinross Scotland2
12Wrexham Wales2
13Highland Scotland1
14Worcestershire England1
15Argyll and Bute Scotland1
9 England12 Scotland33 Wales2 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 19 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
60
Peak month
May
Counties with records
19
Group
Crustaceans
NBN Atlas records since 2000
58
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Malacostraca
Order
Amphipoda
Family
Gammaridae
Genus
Gammarus
Name with authority
Gammarus lacustris G.O.Sars, 1863
Described
1863

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q3932955 · GBIF 2219867