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Hairy Sea-mat

Electra pilosa

11,414Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
45Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan154
Feb157
Mar394
Apr573
May823
Jun1,642
Jul2,212
Aug2,484
Sep1,685
Oct700
Nov265
Dec74

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Pembrokeshire Wales127
2Ards and North Down Northern Ireland99
3Highland Scotland89
4Argyll and Bute Scotland69
5Isle of Anglesey Wales63
6Cornwall England55
7Devon England49
8Gwynedd Wales44
9Causeway Coast and Glens Northern Ireland39
10Norfolk England38
11Ceredigion Wales36
12Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland33
13Aberdeenshire Scotland24
14Newry, Mourne and Down Northern Ireland22
15Plymouth England21
2,977 England1,279 Scotland1,122 Wales946 Northern Ireland3 Isle of Man

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 45 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
11,414
Peak month
August
Counties with records
45
Scientific name
Electra pilosa
Group
Bryozoans
NBN Atlas records since 2000
6,971
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Bryozoa
Class
Gymnolaemata
Order
Cheilostomatida
Family
Electridae
Genus
Electra
Name with authority
Electra pilosa (Linnaeus, 1767)
Described
1767
Contributing datasets
77

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q11843068 · GBIF 4984866