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Seven-armed Starfish

Luidia ciliaris

5,026Records since 2000
SeptemberPeak month
19Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan84
Feb324
Mar391
Apr354
May447
Jun593
Jul686
Aug707
Sep867
Oct255
Nov147
Dec59

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland67
2Argyll and Bute Scotland43
3North Ayrshire Scotland23
4Isles of Scilly England21
5Pembrokeshire Wales11
6Cornwall England6
7Ards and North Down Northern Ireland6
8Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland5
9Orkney Islands Scotland4
10Shetland Islands —3
11Newry, Mourne and Down Northern Ireland3
12Belfast Northern Ireland3
13Inverclyde Scotland3
14Devon England2
15Causeway Coast and Glens Northern Ireland2
1,144 England2,240 Scotland113 Wales394 Northern Ireland6 Isle of Man

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 19 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
5,026
Peak month
September
Counties with records
19
Scientific name
Luidia ciliaris
Group
Starfish and sea urchins
NBN Atlas records since 2000
4,495
Most recorded in
Highland
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Echinodermata
Class
Asteroidea
Order
Paxillosida
Family
Luidiidae
Genus
Luidia
Name with authority
Luidia ciliaris (Philippi, 1837)
Described
1837
Contributing datasets
39

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q2014285 · GBIF 2270661