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Arctoa starkei
Starke's Fork-moss
As recorded: Kiaeria starkei (F.Weber & D.Mohr) I.Hagen
Plantae › Bryophyta › Bryopsida › Dicranales › Rhabdoweisiaceae
- Collected by
- Zemanova, H.
- Collector number
- 167
- Date
- September 3, 1973
- Locality
- Slovakia bor.,, montes Vysoke Tatry: convallis Mengusovska dolina
- Region
- Slovakia
- Elevation
- 1,919 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 3, 1973, Zemanova, H. also collected 1 other specimen.
Arctoa starkei observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 16 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-08-07.

2025-08-07
Bayern, DE
(c) Stefan Gey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-27
Metro Vancouver, BC, Canada
(c) Matthew Syvenky, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-06-28
Metro Vancouver, BC, Canada
(c) Connor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-06-05
Marble Mountain Wilderness
(c) John Brinda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2024-08-15
France
(c) petit_bonnier, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-07-23
North Coast, BC, Canada
(c) Connor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Arctoa starkei. BISH 470254. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956610954. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/470254.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956610954 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
