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Ophiactis balli

730Records since 2000
MayPeak month
3Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan50
Feb77
Mar66
Apr29
May152
Jun73
Jul120
Aug71
Sep44
Oct19
Nov20
Dec3

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland5
2Argyll and Bute Scotland1
3Isle of Anglesey Wales1
214 England208 Scotland28 Wales15 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 3 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
730
Peak month
May
Counties with records
3
Group
Starfish and sea urchins
NBN Atlas records since 2000
511
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Echinodermata
Class
Ophiuroidea
Order
Amphilepidida
Family
Ophiactidae
Genus
Ophiactis
Name with authority
Ophiactis balli (W.Thompson, 1840)
Described
1840
Contributing datasets
25

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q2522795 · GBIF 2276170