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Rhodochorton purpureum

347Records since 2000
JunePeak month
26Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan3
Feb1
Mar7
Apr19
May58
Jun62
Jul41
Aug42
Sep55
Oct11
Nov2
Dec1

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Ards and North Down Northern Ireland25
2Pembrokeshire Wales17
3Newry, Mourne and Down Northern Ireland17
4Causeway Coast and Glens Northern Ireland13
5North Yorkshire England12
6Kent England11
7Gwynedd Wales10
8Swansea Wales10
9Mid and East Antrim Northern Ireland8
10Cornwall England7
11Isle of Wight England7
12Argyll and Bute Scotland5
13Carmarthenshire Wales5
14Derry City and Strabane Northern Ireland5
15Highland Scotland4
66 England21 Scotland78 Wales162 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 26 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
347
Peak month
June
Counties with records
26
Group
Seaweeds and algae
NBN Atlas records since 2000
374
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Rhodophyta
Class
Florideophyceae
Order
Acrochaetiales
Family
Rhodochortonaceae
Genus
Rhodochorton
Name with authority
Rhodochorton purpureum (Lightfoot) Rosenvinge

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q37916167 · GBIF 2664547