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Polycirrus medusa

2,468Records since 2000
JunePeak month
5Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan149
Feb48
Mar151
Apr123
May190
Jun474
Jul392
Aug277
Sep295
Oct63
Nov172
Dec39

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Shetland Islands —10
2Causeway Coast and Glens Northern Ireland10
3Highland Scotland4
4Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland2
5Plymouth England1
144 England641 Scotland72 Wales74 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 5 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
2,468
Peak month
June
Counties with records
5
Group
Worms (annelids)
NBN Atlas records since 2000
952
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Annelida
Class
Polychaeta
Family
Terebellidae
Genus
Polycirrus
Name with authority
Polycirrus medusa Grube, 1850
Described
1850
Contributing datasets
19

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q2321801 · GBIF 2324653