When it is recorded
Jan587
Feb254
Mar742
Apr746
May1,190
Jun1,310
Jul1,760
Aug1,556
Sep1,613
Oct535
Nov345
Dec154
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argyll and Bute | Scotland | 179 | |
| 2 | Highland | Scotland | 150 | |
| 3 | Cornwall | England | 104 | |
| 4 | Pembrokeshire | Wales | 94 | |
| 5 | Devon | England | 56 | |
| 6 | Na h-Eileanan Siar | Scotland | 39 | |
| 7 | North Ayrshire | Scotland | 35 | |
| 8 | Isles of Scilly | England | 28 | |
| 9 | Causeway Coast and Glens | Northern Ireland | 19 | |
| 10 | Ards and North Down | Northern Ireland | 14 | |
| 11 | Plymouth | England | 13 | |
| 12 | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | 12 | |
| 13 | Gwynedd | Wales | 7 | |
| 14 | Shetland Islands | — | 7 | |
| 15 | Newry, Mourne and Down | Northern Ireland | 6 |
5,528 England2,783 Scotland909 Wales570 Northern Ireland
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 21 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 10,884
- Peak month
- July
- Counties with records
- 21
- Scientific name
- Marthasterias glacialis
- Group
- Starfish and sea urchins
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 11,960
- Most recorded in
- Argyll and Bute, Highland, Cornwall, Pembrokeshire, Devon
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Echinodermata
- Class
- Asteroidea
- Order
- Forcipulatida
- Family
- Asteriidae
- Genus
- Marthasterias
- Name with authority
- Marthasterias glacialis (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Described
- 1758
- Contributing datasets
- 53
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q906923 · GBIF 2274204