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Worm-like Sea Cucumber

Leptosynapta inhaerens

3,034Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
9Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan119
Feb122
Mar220
Apr176
May237
Jun356
Jul357
Aug718
Sep293
Oct124
Nov115
Dec86

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Mid and East Antrim Northern Ireland18
2Highland Scotland12
3Shetland Islands —10
4Causeway Coast and Glens Northern Ireland10
5Ards and North Down Northern Ireland9
6Pembrokeshire Wales6
7Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland3
8Isles of Scilly England2
9Plymouth England1
90 England1,041 Scotland33 Wales179 Northern Ireland2 Isle of Man

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 9 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
3,034
Peak month
August
Counties with records
9
Scientific name
Leptosynapta inhaerens
Group
Starfish and sea urchins
NBN Atlas records since 2000
2,220
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Echinodermata
Class
Holothuroidea
Order
Apodida
Family
Synaptidae
Genus
Leptosynapta
Name with authority
Leptosynapta inhaerens (O.F.Müller, 1776)
Described
1776
Contributing datasets
41

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1921525 · GBIF 2279530