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Cornish Red Data (2009)

The descriptive text, below the map, is from the Cornish Red Data Book (2009). The map on this web page depicts the organisms distribution and shows the records made pre-2000 and those made since.

Armadillidium album



Range & Status

Scarce in Britain and Ireland, and largely absent from Scotland except its extreme southwest coast.

Regional Distribution

First recorded on the Isles of Scilly in 1985, and more specifically Gugh, Bryher, Tresco and Tean in 1986 and 1987. The only mainland record is for the Land' s End area in 1998.

Habitat & Ecology

A coastal species occurring mainly along the strandline of sandy beaches under drift

material.

Threats

Disturbance of drift lines by man may have an adverse affect on this species, as would sources of marine pollution such as oil spillages.

Conservation

The Isles of Scilly are designated for nature conservation.

Source:

I.J. Bennallick, S. Board, C.N. French, P.A. Gainey, C. Neil, R. Parslow, A. Spalding and P.E. Tompsett. eds. 2009. Red Data Book for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. 2nd Edition.Croceago Press.

The Cornish Red Data Book Project was led by the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Federation for Biological Recorders (CISFBR). The full text and species accounts (minus the maps) are available on the CISFBR website.