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Poecilochaetus serpens

7,474Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
8Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan218
Feb136
Mar276
Apr175
May406
Jun892
Jul1,597
Aug1,760
Sep874
Oct246
Nov297
Dec92

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Pembrokeshire Wales25
2Highland Scotland11
3Shetland Islands —5
4Ards and North Down Northern Ireland2
5Cumbria England1
6Ceredigion Wales1
7Causeway Coast and Glens Northern Ireland1
8Mid and East Antrim Northern Ireland1
541 England417 Scotland386 Wales99 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 8 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
7,474
Peak month
August
Counties with records
8
Group
Worms (annelids)
NBN Atlas records since 2000
1,515
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Annelida
Class
Polychaeta
Family
Poecilochaetidae
Genus
Poecilochaetus
Name with authority
Poecilochaetus serpens Allen, 1904
Described
1904
Contributing datasets
34

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q3612318 · GBIF 2321590