Species Detail - Black Lugworm (Arenicola defodiens) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "Explore Your Shore".

Terrestrial Map - 10km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).
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Marine Map - 50km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).
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Arenicola defodiens
Black Lugworm
NBNSYS0000179361 RecommendedWell-formed
N/A
ardef
Cadman & Nelson-Smith, 1993
Annelid
Species
11
9
8
19/04/2022
02/02/2025
28 January (recorded in 2023)
18 September (recorded in 2023)
National Biodiversity Data Centre, Explore Your Shore, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Black Lugworm (Arenicola defodiens), accessed 16 July 2025, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/305/Species/7952>

Records per month (across all datasets)

Records per year (across all datasets)