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Scopelophila cataractae
Tongue-leaf Copper Moss
As recorded: Merceya gedeana (Sande Lac.) Nog.
Plantae › Bryophyta › Bryopsida › Pottiales › Pottiaceae
- Collected by
- Arakawa, Y.
- Collector number
- 474
- Date
- February 7, 1955
- Locality
- On the stone pedestral of bronze statue of Buddfha at Kamakura
- Island
- Honshu
- Region
- Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Scopelophila cataractae observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1955. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-26.
2026-04-26
79 Freiburg im Breisgau-Ost, Deutschland
(c) michael-lueth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-24
France
(c) petit_bonnier, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-04-03
St. Cleer, Liskeard, England, GB
(c) Jackson Bird, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-09-20
Baden-Württemberg, DE
(c) Konrad and Roland Greinwald, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Scopelophila cataractae. BISH 471645. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956304239. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/471645.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956304239 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026