The Name a Species competition, as covered in our Features section, gives the winning entries and the new names for 10 previously unnamed British species.
The grid map shows the distribution for Ophiura albida or Serpent’s table brittlestar as it is also now known. You can also explore the distribution of this species by using the new Interactive Mapping Tool
Read about Name a Species and the other 9 “new” species in the Features section of the website
Image courtesy of David Connor, MarLIN and JNCC