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Lesser cylinder-anemone

Cerianthus lloydii

10,169Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
27Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan285
Feb244
Mar492
Apr619
May1,242
Jun1,567
Jul1,160
Aug1,771
Sep1,266
Oct516
Nov282
Dec137

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland161
2Argyll and Bute Scotland139
3Torbay England53
4Pembrokeshire Wales37
5Ards and North Down Northern Ireland27
6Isle of Anglesey Wales25
7Gwynedd Wales20
8Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland13
9North Ayrshire Scotland13
10Newry, Mourne and Down Northern Ireland12
11Causeway Coast and Glens Northern Ireland10
12Cornwall England9
13Mid and East Antrim Northern Ireland9
14Devon England7
15Fife Scotland7
1,413 England4,651 Scotland675 Wales707 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 27 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
10,169
Peak month
August
Counties with records
27
Scientific name
Cerianthus lloydii
Group
Jellyfish, corals and anemones
NBN Atlas records since 2000
7,980
Most recorded in
Highland, Argyll and Bute, Torbay
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Cnidaria
Class
Anthozoa
Family
Cerianthidae
Genus
Cerianthus
Name with authority
Cerianthus lloydii Gosse, 1859
Described
1859
Contributing datasets
56

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q2946645 · GBIF 2258575