Species Detail - Idotea balthica - 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).
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Marine Map - 50km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).
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Idotea balthica
N/A
NHMSYS0021009770 RecommendedWell-formed
N/A
idbal
(Pallas, 1772)
Crustacean
Species
4
3
2
28/08/2016
16/09/2019
2 February (recorded in 2025)
17 October (recorded in 2016)
Marine Institute, Water Framework Directive (WFD) Benthos Monitoring (Ireland) 2012 - ongoing, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Idotea balthica, accessed 15 January 2026, https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/440/Species/280791

Records per month (across all datasets)

Records per year (across all datasets)