Species Detail - Melita palmata - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "Water Framework Directive (WFD) Benthos Monitoring (Ireland) 2012 - ongoing".

Terrestrial Map - 10km

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

Marine Map - 50km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).
Live Map
Melita palmata
N/A
NBNSYS0000176409 RecommendedWell-formed
N/A
mepal
(Montagu, 1804)
Crustacean
Species
45
19
16
08/11/2012
09/07/2024
6 January (recorded in 2022)
16 December (recorded in 2014)
Marine Institute, Water Framework Directive (WFD) Benthos Monitoring (Ireland) 2012 - ongoing, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Melita palmata, accessed 15 January 2026, https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/440/Species/18037

Records per month (across all datasets)

Records per year (across all datasets)