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Nereis pelagica

199Records since 2000
MayPeak month
7Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan5
Feb2
Mar19
Apr9
May33
Jun26
Jul11
Aug31
Sep33
Oct11
Nov6
Dec6

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Isle of Anglesey Wales3
2Kent England2
3East Lothian Scotland2
4Plymouth England2
5Highland Scotland1
6Cornwall England1
7Devon England1
20 England106 Scotland8 Wales7 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 7 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
199
Peak month
May
Counties with records
7
Group
Worms (annelids)
NBN Atlas records since 2000
170
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Annelida
Class
Polychaeta
Order
Phyllodocida
Family
Nereididae
Genus
Nereis
Name with authority
Nereis pelagica Linnaeus, 1758
Described
1758

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q901174 · GBIF 5196396