Occurrence record: 29146749

Human observation of Sargassum muticum (Yendo) Fensholt, 1955 | Wireweed recorded on 2019-08-12
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Overview

Occurrence ID 29146749
Basis of record Human observation
Scientific name Sargassum muticum (Yendo) Fensholt, 1955 - Wireweed
Licence CC-BY
Record Date 2019-08-12 (Day)
Locality Birsay Bay, Birsay, Mainland, Orkney
Location Grid Reference: HY24182840 Latitude: 59.135664 Longitude: -3.326592
Recorded by Want, Andrew
Identified by Dr Andrew Want; Dr Jenni Kakkonen
Identification verification status Accepted - correct

Dataset

Data partner Marine Biological Association
Data resource Verified marine records from Indicia-based surveys
Collection code iRecord | General data

Abundance

Individual count Substantial populations attached in rocky pools

Organism

Life stage adult
Sex not recorded

Event

Occurrence date 2019-08-12
Date precision Day
Event date 2019-08-12
Event remarks Found attached in deep, rock pools in the intertidal zone on West Mainland, Orkney. First reported in August 2021 (Alison Moore) in Birsay, West Mainland, Orkney (59.13656 N; 3.32593 W). Subsequently also found at the Choin, Marwick, West Mainland, Orkney (59.09864 N; 3.34949 W) in May 2020
Event ID 21124998

Taxonomy

Scientific name Sargassum muticum (Yendo) Fensholt, 1955
Supplied scientific name "Sargassum muticum (Yendo) Fensholt, 1955"
Common name Wireweed
Taxon rank species
Name match metric Taxon GUID match
The match was based on the supplied taxon concept ID rather than the scientific name.
Species Sargassum muticum
Genus Sargassum
Family Sargassaceae
Order Fucales
Class Phaeophyceae
Phylum Ochrophyta
Kingdom Chromista
Taxon ID NHMSYS0021058667
Taxonomic issue No issues
Habitat taxon marine
Establishment means taxon Non-native
Scientific name authorship (Yendo) Fensholt, 1955

Geospatial

Country United Kingdom
State/Province Scotland
Locality Birsay Bay, Birsay, Mainland, Orkney
Latitude (WGS84) 59.135664
Longitude (WGS84) -3.326592
Geodetic datum EPSG:4326
Coordinate uncertainty in meters 7.1
Information withheld OSGB Grid Reference HY24182840
Bbox 59.135618,-3.326678,59.13571,-3.326507
Grid size in meters 10
Easting 324180
Northing 1028400
Grid reference wkt POLYGON((-3.32668 59.13562,-3.32668 59.13571,-3.32651 59.13571,-3.32651 59.13562,-3.32668 59.13562))
Grid reference HY24182840

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