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Ophelia borealis

5,763Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
4Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan134
Feb186
Mar430
Apr386
May642
Jun1,102
Jul1,118
Aug646
Sep377
Oct145
Nov338
Dec54

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Newry, Mourne and Down Northern Ireland14
2Ards and North Down Northern Ireland10
3Cumbria England5
4Highland Scotland2
546 England19 Scotland133 Wales104 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 4 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
5,763
Peak month
July
Counties with records
4
Group
Worms (annelids)
NBN Atlas records since 2000
826
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Annelida
Class
Polychaeta
Family
Opheliidae
Genus
Ophelia
Name with authority
Ophelia borealis Quatrefages, 1866
Described
1866
Contributing datasets
30

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q3700055 · GBIF 5197540