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Bishop specimens

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Type specimens

1967

First collected

1986

Last collected

2026

Last seen alive

Where Bishop collected it

4 mapped specimens. Localities of endangered species are shown approximately.

Two centuries of collecting

1960s1980s

The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1967 by Belcher, R.O.; Belcher, R. (Beach N of Carrickalinga Head on Gulf of St. Vincent, ca 25 miles NW of Victor Harbor, S.A.). The Museum last collected it in 1986; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as October 28, 2026.

From the collection

Cakile maritima, 562441Cakile maritima, 21616Cakile maritima, 495411Cakile maritima, 601331Cakile maritima, 562440Cakile maritima, 438660

Alive today

29,634 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild since 2000. Most recent first.