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Goose barnacle

Lepas anatifera

179Records since 2000
DecemberPeak month
17Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan29
Feb14
Mar7
Apr5
May4
Jun10
Jul12
Aug11
Sep17
Oct9
Nov28
Dec31

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland28
2Cornwall England17
3Dorset England12
4Devon England11
5Highland Scotland7
6Isles of Scilly England6
7Isle of Wight England4
8Argyll and Bute Scotland3
9Orkney Islands Scotland3
10Gwynedd Wales2
11Causeway Coast and Glens Northern Ireland2
12Kent England1
13Somerset England1
14Dumfries and Galloway Scotland1
15Shetland Islands —1
80 England66 Scotland8 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
179
Peak month
December
Counties with records
17
Scientific name
Lepas anatifera
Group
Crustaceans
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Maxillopoda
Order
Pedunculata
Family
Lepadidae
Genus
Lepas
Name with authority
Lepas anatifera Linnaeus, 1758
Described
1758

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q2716301 · GBIF 5166339