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Sea sparkle

Noctiluca scintillans

819Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
6Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan8
Feb10
Mar11
Apr32
May55
Jun111
Jul153
Aug150
Sep136
Oct84
Nov42
Dec27

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Conwy Wales3
2Devon England2
3Swansea Wales2
4Cornwall England1
5Isle of Anglesey Wales1
6North Tyneside England1
3 England80 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 6 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
819
Peak month
July
Counties with records
6
Scientific name
Noctiluca scintillans
Group
Microorganisms and protists
NBN Atlas records since 2000
145
Kingdom
Chromista
Phylum
Myzozoa
Class
Dinophyceae
Order
Noctilucales
Family
Noctilucaceae
Genus
Noctiluca
Name with authority
Noctiluca scintillans (Macartney) Kof. & Swezy
Contributing datasets
14

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q309991 · GBIF 8063862