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Nitzschia capitellata

448Records since 2000
SeptemberPeak month
12Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar10
Apr69
May76
Jun5
Jul38
Aug11
Sep124
Oct78
Nov37
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Powys Wales85
2Gwynedd Wales56
3Denbighshire Wales55
4Pembrokeshire Wales40
5Wrexham Wales35
6Carmarthenshire Wales30
7Ceredigion Wales26
8Isle of Anglesey Wales26
9Monmouthshire Wales23
10Swansea Wales12
11Conwy Wales7
12Herefordshire, County of England3
9 England435 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 12 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
448
Peak month
September
Counties with records
12
Group
Seaweeds and algae
NBN Atlas records since 2000
444
Most recorded in
Powys, Gwynedd, Denbighshire
Kingdom
Chromista
Phylum
Ochrophyta
Class
Bacillariophyceae
Order
Bacillariales
Family
Bacillariaceae
Genus
Nitzschia
Name with authority
Nitzschia capitellata Hustedt, 1922
Described
1922

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q60286048 · GBIF 7811265