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Ophelina cylindricaudata

448Records since 2000
OctoberPeak month
2Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan16
Feb24
Mar14
Apr4
May38
Jun33
Jul36
Aug62
Sep24
Oct107
Nov1
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Argyll and Bute Scotland3
2Highland Scotland1
3 England273 Scotland41 Northern Ireland

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

About this species

Records since 2000
448
Peak month
October
Counties with records
2
Group
Worms (annelids)
NBN Atlas records since 2000
322
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Annelida
Class
Polychaeta
Family
Opheliidae
Genus
Ophelina
Name with authority
Ophelina cylindricaudata (Hansen, 1879)
Described
1879

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q3270130 · GBIF 5197513