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Sea squirt

Molgula oculata

100Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
1Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan2
Feb0
Mar17
Apr0
May6
Jun10
Jul13
Aug43
Sep3
Oct3
Nov3
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1North Ayrshire Scotland1
14 England26 Scotland9 Wales3 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 1 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
100
Peak month
August
Counties with records
1
Scientific name
Molgula oculata
Group
Sea squirts
NBN Atlas records since 2000
53
Conservation designations
Rare and scarce (non-IUCN status)
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Ascidiacea
Order
Stolidobranchia
Family
Molgulidae
Genus
Molgula
Name with authority
Molgula oculata Forbes, 1848
Described
1848

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q4919980 · GBIF 2331533