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Ophelia rathkei

90Records since 2000
SeptemberPeak month
6Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan2
Feb1
Mar4
Apr1
May4
Jun9
Jul14
Aug14
Sep33
Oct2
Nov2
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Orkney Islands Scotland5
2Gwynedd Wales3
3Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland3
4North Ayrshire Scotland3
5Cumbria England1
6Fife Scotland1
46 England26 Scotland8 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 6 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
90
Peak month
September
Counties with records
6
Group
Worms (annelids)
NBN Atlas records since 2000
82
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Annelida
Class
Polychaeta
Family
Opheliidae
Genus
Ophelia
Name with authority
Ophelia rathkei McIntosh, 1908
Described
1908

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q3699173 · GBIF 5197579