When it is recorded
Jan2
Feb1
Mar12
Apr10
May14
Jun22
Jul30
Aug28
Sep55
Oct13
Nov1
Dec0
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gwynedd | Wales | 21 | |
| 2 | Ards and North Down | Northern Ireland | 18 | |
| 3 | Pembrokeshire | Wales | 15 | |
| 4 | Isles of Scilly | England | 11 | |
| 5 | Cornwall | England | 10 | |
| 6 | Devon | England | 10 | |
| 7 | Isle of Anglesey | Wales | 8 | |
| 8 | Swansea | Wales | 6 | |
| 9 | Newry, Mourne and Down | Northern Ireland | 5 | |
| 10 | Causeway Coast and Glens | Northern Ireland | 3 | |
| 11 | Ceredigion | Wales | 2 |
35 England1 Scotland89 Wales57 Northern Ireland
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 11 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 211
- Peak month
- September
- Counties with records
- 11
- Group
- Sponges
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 199
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Porifera
- Class
- Demospongiae
- Order
- Poecilosclerida
- Family
- Microcionidae
- Genus
- Ophlitaspongia
- Name with authority
- Ophlitaspongia papilla Bowerbank, 1866
- Described
- 1866
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q3461693 · GBIF 2239907