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Gammarus locusta

305Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
17Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan6
Feb7
Mar32
Apr24
May34
Jun37
Jul29
Aug49
Sep47
Oct11
Nov6
Dec15

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Cornwall England29
2Suffolk England9
3Highland Scotland7
4Gwynedd Wales7
5Kent England5
6Isle of Wight England5
7Mid and East Antrim Northern Ireland4
8Portsmouth England3
9Devon England2
10Fife Scotland2
11Isle of Anglesey Wales2
12Plymouth England2
13East Riding of Yorkshire England1
14North Yorkshire England1
15Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland1
121 England82 Scotland18 Wales10 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 17 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
305
Peak month
August
Counties with records
17
Group
Crustaceans
NBN Atlas records since 2000
245
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Malacostraca
Order
Amphipoda
Family
Gammaridae
Genus
Gammarus
Name with authority
Gammarus locusta (Linnaeus, 1758)
Described
1758

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q7061761 · GBIF 2219860