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Sealoch anemone

Protanthea simplex

1,386Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
3Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan31
Feb60
Mar91
Apr94
May80
Jun175
Jul104
Aug289
Sep176
Oct148
Nov89
Dec49

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland192
2Argyll and Bute Scotland143
3North Ayrshire Scotland1
1,306 Scotland

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
1,386
Peak month
August
Counties with records
3
Scientific name
Protanthea simplex
Group
Jellyfish, corals and anemones
NBN Atlas records since 2000
1,304
Most recorded in
Highland, Argyll and Bute
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Cnidaria
Class
Anthozoa
Order
Actiniaria
Family
Gonactiniidae
Genus
Protanthea
Name with authority
Protanthea simplex Carlgren, 1891
Described
1891
Contributing datasets
5

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q3331020 · GBIF 2257114