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Paradoneis lyra

7,343Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
15Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan246
Feb418
Mar810
Apr619
May768
Jun821
Jul1,082
Aug821
Sep926
Oct264
Nov186
Dec160

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland33
2Shetland Islands —25
3Pembrokeshire Wales17
4Newry, Mourne and Down Northern Ireland12
5Mid and East Antrim Northern Ireland10
6Ards and North Down Northern Ireland9
7Causeway Coast and Glens Northern Ireland5
8Devon England4
9Argyll and Bute Scotland3
10Orkney Islands Scotland3
11Isles of Scilly England3
12Essex England2
13Isle of Wight England2
14Ceredigion Wales1
15Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland1
501 England2,445 Scotland446 Wales831 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 15 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
7,343
Peak month
July
Counties with records
15
Group
Worms (annelids)
NBN Atlas records since 2000
4,288
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Annelida
Class
Polychaeta
Family
Paraonidae
Genus
Paradoneis
Name with authority
Paradoneis lyra (Southern, 1914)
Described
1914
Contributing datasets
34

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1981051 · GBIF 5197134