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Rosy Starfish

Stichastrella rosea

858Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
3Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan17
Feb31
Mar160
Apr40
May74
Jun38
Jul119
Aug184
Sep113
Oct15
Nov35
Dec1

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Argyll and Bute Scotland1
2Aberdeenshire Scotland1
3Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland1
35 England381 Scotland25 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 3 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
858
Peak month
August
Counties with records
3
Scientific name
Stichastrella rosea
Group
Starfish and sea urchins
NBN Atlas records since 2000
461
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Echinodermata
Class
Asteroidea
Order
Forcipulatida
Family
Stichasteridae
Genus
Stichastrella
Name with authority
Stichastrella rosea (O.F.Müller, 1776)
Described
1776
Contributing datasets
20

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1814292 · GBIF 2274376