When it is recorded
Jan56
Feb50
Mar131
Apr242
May515
Jun713
Jul1,070
Aug991
Sep852
Oct249
Nov131
Dec34
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argyll and Bute | Scotland | 74 | |
| 2 | Highland | Scotland | 62 | |
| 3 | Norfolk | England | 46 | |
| 4 | Newry, Mourne and Down | Northern Ireland | 41 | |
| 5 | Shetland Islands | — | 24 | |
| 6 | Scottish Borders | Scotland | 24 | |
| 7 | Torbay | England | 15 | |
| 8 | Ards and North Down | Northern Ireland | 14 | |
| 9 | Cornwall | England | 12 | |
| 10 | Gwynedd | Wales | 12 | |
| 11 | Na h-Eileanan Siar | Scotland | 12 | |
| 12 | Causeway Coast and Glens | Northern Ireland | 12 | |
| 13 | North Ayrshire | Scotland | 12 | |
| 14 | Suffolk | England | 11 | |
| 15 | Fife | Scotland | 11 |
2,447 England1,559 Scotland345 Wales241 Northern Ireland4 Isle of Man
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 35 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 5,037
- Peak month
- July
- Counties with records
- 35
- Scientific name
- Metridium dianthus
- Group
- Jellyfish, corals and anemones
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 7,547
- Most recorded in
- Argyll and Bute, Highland
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Cnidaria
- Class
- Anthozoa
- Order
- Actiniaria
- Family
- Metridiidae
- Genus
- Metridium
- Name with authority
- Metridium dianthus (Ellis, 1768)
- Described
- 1768
- Contributing datasets
- 19
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q2106352 · GBIF 5711863