
Fissidens pallidus
Photo: (c) John Walter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by John Walter (iNaturalist)
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Bishop specimens
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Type specimens
1903
First collected
1977
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1903 by Fleischer, M. (Blue Mountains bei Sydney, Wentworth Falls, Wasserfall am Felsen). The Museum last collected it in 1977; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as July 11, 2026.
From the collection
Alive today
20 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild since 2000. Most recent first.

2026-07-11
Waimangaroa 7891, New Zealand
(c) reinderw, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-04
Wainuiomata, Lower Hutt, New Zealand
(c) Leon Perrie, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-06-16
Far North District, Northland Region, New Zealand
(c) Marley Ford, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2025-09-06
Wainuiomata, Lower Hutt, New Zealand
(c) Paul Bell-Butler, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-08-18
Stokes Valley, Lower Hutt 5019, New Zealand
(c) Jeremy Rolfe, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-08-01
Auckland, NZ
(c) reingered, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-11-02
Stokes Valley, Lower Hutt 5019, New Zealand
(c) Jeremy Rolfe, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-10-15
Cape Otway VIC 3233, Australia
(c) Hugo Innes, some rights reserved (CC BY)
