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Gelidium spinosum

342Records since 2000
MayPeak month
23Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan4
Feb2
Mar21
Apr16
May76
Jun34
Jul32
Aug55
Sep51
Oct18
Nov3
Dec3

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Pembrokeshire Wales30
2Ards and North Down Northern Ireland17
3Causeway Coast and Glens Northern Ireland15
4Devon England10
5Ceredigion Wales8
6Swansea Wales8
7Newry, Mourne and Down Northern Ireland8
8Cornwall England6
9Gwynedd Wales6
10Isles of Scilly England5
11Mid and East Antrim Northern Ireland5
12Highland Scotland4
13Dumfries and Galloway Scotland4
14Dorset England3
15Argyll and Bute Scotland3
77 England22 Scotland97 Wales103 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 23 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
342
Peak month
May
Counties with records
23
Group
Seaweeds and algae
NBN Atlas records since 2000
326
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Rhodophyta
Class
Florideophyceae
Order
Gelidiales
Family
Gelidiaceae
Genus
Gelidium
Name with authority
Gelidium spinosum (S.G.Gmelin) P.C.Silva

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q45723318 · GBIF 2662738