When it is recorded
Jan108
Feb10
Mar30
Apr30
May143
Jun137
Jul249
Aug346
Sep448
Oct47
Nov19
Dec8
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornwall | England | 60 | |
| 2 | Orkney Islands | Scotland | 26 | |
| 3 | Ards and North Down | Northern Ireland | 21 | |
| 4 | Highland | Scotland | 18 | |
| 5 | Causeway Coast and Glens | Northern Ireland | 17 | |
| 6 | Shetland Islands | — | 14 | |
| 7 | Newry, Mourne and Down | Northern Ireland | 14 | |
| 8 | Gwynedd | Wales | 10 | |
| 9 | Argyll and Bute | Scotland | 8 | |
| 10 | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | 8 | |
| 11 | Fife | Scotland | 7 | |
| 12 | Na h-Eileanan Siar | Scotland | 7 | |
| 13 | Pembrokeshire | Wales | 6 | |
| 14 | Mid and East Antrim | Northern Ireland | 6 | |
| 15 | Devon | England | 5 |
613 England530 Scotland106 Wales229 Northern Ireland
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 27 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 1,623
- Peak month
- September
- Counties with records
- 27
- Scientific name
- Desmarestia aculeata
- Group
- Seaweeds and algae
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 1,555
- Most recorded in
- Cornwall
- Kingdom
- Chromista
- Phylum
- Ochrophyta
- Class
- Phaeophyceae
- Order
- Desmarestiales
- Family
- Desmarestiaceae
- Genus
- Desmarestia
- Name with authority
- Desmarestia aculeata (L.) J.V.Lamour.
- Contributing datasets
- 34
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q2325706 · GBIF 5423373