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Priapulid worm

Priapulus caudatus

1,576Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
7Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan18
Feb73
Mar162
Apr149
May241
Jun246
Jul265
Aug195
Sep75
Oct94
Nov11
Dec40

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Newry, Mourne and Down Northern Ireland12
2Shetland Islands —5
3Redcar and Cleveland England4
4Highland Scotland3
5Argyll and Bute Scotland3
6Angus Scotland2
7Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland1
9 England1,176 Scotland15 Wales145 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 7 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
1,576
Peak month
July
Counties with records
7
Scientific name
Priapulus caudatus
Group
Other invertebrates
NBN Atlas records since 2000
1,350
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Priapulida
Order
Priapulomorpha
Family
Priapulidae
Genus
Priapulus
Name with authority
Priapulus caudatus Lamarck, 1816
Described
1816
Contributing datasets
22

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q2660830 · GBIF 2501343