When it is recorded
Jan18
Feb1
Mar9
Apr6
May44
Jun81
Jul32
Aug60
Sep31
Oct14
Nov47
Dec30
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornwall | England | 50 | |
| 2 | Na h-Eileanan Siar | Scotland | 40 | |
| 3 | Pembrokeshire | Wales | 24 | |
| 4 | Devon | England | 13 | |
| 5 | Highland | Scotland | 11 | |
| 6 | Argyll and Bute | Scotland | 7 | |
| 7 | Isle of Anglesey | Wales | 6 | |
| 8 | Causeway Coast and Glens | Northern Ireland | 6 | |
| 9 | Swansea | Wales | 6 | |
| 10 | Gwynedd | Wales | 5 | |
| 11 | Isles of Scilly | England | 5 | |
| 12 | Dorset | England | 3 | |
| 13 | Somerset | England | 2 | |
| 14 | Isle of Wight | England | 2 | |
| 15 | North Ayrshire | Scotland | 2 |
141 England116 Scotland91 Wales14 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
- 379
- Peak month
- June
- Counties with records
- 21
- Group
- Jellyfish, corals and anemones
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 320
- Most recorded in
- Cornwall
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Cnidaria
- Class
- Hydrozoa
- Order
- Anthoathecata
- Family
- Porpitidae
- Genus
- Velella
- Name with authority
- Velella velella (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Described
- 1758
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1366657 · GBIF 2265793