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Iridescent Worm

Arabella iricolor

593Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
2Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan28
Feb10
Mar39
Apr17
May27
Jun67
Jul83
Aug166
Sep62
Oct36
Nov29
Dec4

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Pembrokeshire Wales1
2Mid and East Antrim Northern Ireland1
56 England89 Scotland8 Wales11 Northern Ireland

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

About this species

Records since 2000
593
Peak month
August
Counties with records
2
Scientific name
Arabella iricolor
Group
Worms (annelids)
NBN Atlas records since 2000
165
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Annelida
Class
Polychaeta
Order
Eunicida
Family
Oenonidae
Genus
Arabella
Name with authority
Arabella iricolor (Montagu, 1804)
Described
1804
Contributing datasets
13

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q2740913 · GBIF 5197975