When it is recorded
Jan62
Feb54
Mar162
Apr124
May213
Jun227
Jul345
Aug486
Sep232
Oct114
Nov45
Dec34
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Highland | Scotland | 49 | |
| 2 | Argyll and Bute | Scotland | 24 | |
| 3 | Gwynedd | Wales | 17 | |
| 4 | Ards and North Down | Northern Ireland | 6 | |
| 5 | Na h-Eileanan Siar | Scotland | 4 | |
| 6 | Newry, Mourne and Down | Northern Ireland | 2 | |
| 7 | Devon | England | 1 | |
| 8 | Shetland Islands | — | 1 |
57 England1,490 Scotland42 Wales218 Northern Ireland1 Isle of Man
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 8 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 2,139
- Peak month
- August
- Counties with records
- 8
- Scientific name
- Virgularia mirabilis
- Also known as
- sea pen
- Group
- Jellyfish, corals and anemones
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 1,862
- Conservation designations
- Biodiversity List – Northern Ireland
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Cnidaria
- Class
- Anthozoa
- Order
- Scleralcyonacea
- Family
- Virgulariidae
- Genus
- Virgularia
- Name with authority
- Virgularia mirabilis (Müller, 1776)
- Described
- 1776
- Contributing datasets
- 36
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q5296103 · GBIF 5184446