When it is recorded
Jan2,201
Feb6
Mar55
Apr141
May240
Jun235
Jul1,363
Aug424
Sep444
Oct153
Nov36
Dec46
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornwall | England | 543 | |
| 2 | Ards and North Down | Northern Ireland | 120 | |
| 3 | Gwynedd | Wales | 94 | |
| 4 | Causeway Coast and Glens | Northern Ireland | 52 | |
| 5 | Devon | England | 46 | |
| 6 | Newry, Mourne and Down | Northern Ireland | 40 | |
| 7 | Scottish Borders | Scotland | 35 | |
| 8 | Highland | Scotland | 32 | |
| 9 | Plymouth | England | 31 | |
| 10 | Argyll and Bute | Scotland | 30 | |
| 11 | North Yorkshire | England | 27 | |
| 12 | Orkney Islands | Scotland | 26 | |
| 13 | Ceredigion | Wales | 25 | |
| 14 | Mid and East Antrim | Northern Ireland | 25 | |
| 15 | Na h-Eileanan Siar | Scotland | 24 |
2,661 England476 Scotland331 Wales576 Northern Ireland
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 44 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 5,372
- Peak month
- January
- Counties with records
- 44
- Scientific name
- Ulva lactuca
- Group
- Seaweeds and algae
- Most recorded in
- Cornwall, Ards and North Down, Gwynedd, Causeway Coast and Glens
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Chlorophyta
- Class
- Ulvophyceae
- Order
- Ulvales
- Family
- Ulvaceae
- Genus
- Ulva
- Name with authority
- Ulva lactuca L.
- Contributing datasets
- 40
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q852879 · GBIF 5273309