When it is recorded
Jan111
Feb242
Mar579
Apr295
May289
Jun1,961
Jul1,567
Aug1,201
Sep1,320
Oct140
Nov72
Dec33
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Highland | Scotland | 31 | |
| 2 | Argyll and Bute | Scotland | 13 | |
| 3 | Devon | England | 7 | |
| 4 | Pembrokeshire | Wales | 7 | |
| 5 | Na h-Eileanan Siar | Scotland | 5 | |
| 6 | Causeway Coast and Glens | Northern Ireland | 5 | |
| 7 | Ards and North Down | Northern Ireland | 4 | |
| 8 | Torbay | England | 4 | |
| 9 | Suffolk | England | 3 | |
| 10 | Essex | England | 3 | |
| 11 | Isle of Anglesey | Wales | 3 | |
| 12 | Cornwall | England | 2 | |
| 13 | Fife | Scotland | 2 | |
| 14 | Isle of Wight | England | 2 | |
| 15 | Conwy | Wales | 2 |
529 England1,190 Scotland286 Wales237 Northern Ireland
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 23 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 8,093
- Peak month
- June
- Counties with records
- 23
- Scientific name
- Ophiura ophiura
- Group
- Starfish and sea urchins
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 4,656
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Echinodermata
- Class
- Ophiuroidea
- Family
- Ophiuridae
- Genus
- Ophiura
- Name with authority
- Ophiura ophiura (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Described
- 1758
- Contributing datasets
- 55
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q2223690 · GBIF 2276905