Galapagos Species Database

The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.

Pterosagitta draco (Krohn, 1853)

gusano flecha, quetongnato, Arrow worms

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Chaetognatha

Class
Sagittoidea

Order
Aphragmophora

Family
Pterosagittidae

Genus
Pterosagitta

Species
draco

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Spadella draco Krohn, 1853 (Synonym), fide Appeltans et al. (2010)

Origin: Native

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

References

  • Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Pterosagitta draco", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=15588. Accessed 6 October 2025.