Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

Acc. name: Halichrysis coalescens (Farlow) R.E.Norris & A.J.K.Millar, 1991, Herpophyllon coalescens Farlow, 1902 (Horton et al., 2021); Type locality: Tagus Cove, Albemarle Island (Isla Isabela), Galápagos Islands (Silva, Basson & Moe 1996: 365).

Origin: Endemic

IUCN Red List Category: Not evaluated

Distribution: Galapagos Islands: Isabela and Floreana (Silva, 1966).

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