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Sponge

Suberites massa

130Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
5Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar2
Apr3
May0
Jun8
Jul33
Aug39
Sep34
Oct4
Nov6
Dec1

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Dorset England8
2Norfolk England5
3Essex England3
4Suffolk England1
5Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland1
127 England1 Scotland1 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 5 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
130
Peak month
August
Counties with records
5
Scientific name
Suberites massa
Group
Sponges
NBN Atlas records since 2000
129
Conservation designations
Rare and scarce (non-IUCN status)
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Porifera
Class
Demospongiae
Order
Suberitida
Family
Suberitidae
Genus
Suberites
Name with authority
Suberites massa Nardo, 1847
Described
1847

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q2652651 · GBIF 2251202