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Gastroclonium ovatum

319Records since 2000
MayPeak month
15Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan7
Feb4
Mar29
Apr39
May68
Jun20
Jul14
Aug23
Sep39
Oct19
Nov7
Dec34

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Cornwall England32
2Causeway Coast and Glens Northern Ireland22
3Pembrokeshire Wales14
4Ceredigion Wales11
5Dorset England9
6Devon England9
7Isles of Scilly England8
8Gwynedd Wales5
9Argyll and Bute Scotland4
10Plymouth England4
11Isle of Wight England3
12Ards and North Down Northern Ireland3
13Dumfries and Galloway Scotland2
14Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland2
15Torbay England2
170 England8 Scotland49 Wales46 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 15 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
319
Peak month
May
Counties with records
15
Group
Seaweeds and algae
NBN Atlas records since 2000
319
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Rhodophyta
Class
Florideophyceae
Order
Rhodymeniales
Family
Champiaceae
Genus
Gastroclonium
Name with authority
Gastroclonium ovatum (Huds.) Papenf.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q51844853 · GBIF 2663787