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Scarlet Sea Anemone

Stomphia coccinea

100Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
2Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar6
Apr0
May5
Jun2
Jul5
Aug42
Sep38
Oct1
Nov0
Dec1

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Argyll and Bute Scotland2
2Scottish Borders Scotland2
4 England18 Scotland5 Northern Ireland

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

About this species

Records since 2000
100
Peak month
August
Counties with records
2
Scientific name
Stomphia coccinea
Group
Jellyfish, corals and anemones
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Cnidaria
Class
Anthozoa
Order
Actiniaria
Family
Actinostolidae
Genus
Stomphia
Name with authority
Stomphia coccinea (Müller, 1776)
Described
1776

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q2662095 · GBIF 2256258