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Glistenworm

Chaetoderma nitidulum

2,345Records since 2000
MayPeak month
5Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan151
Feb87
Mar243
Apr107
May391
Jun345
Jul272
Aug125
Sep163
Oct133
Nov119
Dec62

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland14
2Causeway Coast and Glens Northern Ireland12
3Ards and North Down Northern Ireland10
4Argyll and Bute Scotland1
5Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland1
105 England1,099 Scotland27 Wales198 Northern Ireland1 Isle of Man

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 5 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
2,345
Peak month
May
Counties with records
5
Scientific name
Chaetoderma nitidulum
Group
Molluscs
NBN Atlas records since 2000
1,496
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Caudofoveata
Order
Chaetodermatida
Family
Chaetodermatidae
Genus
Chaetoderma
Name with authority
Chaetoderma nitidulum Lovén, 1844
Described
1844
Contributing datasets
27

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q3789457 · GBIF 5189550