Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Pterosagitta draco
gusano flecha, quetongnato, Arrow worms
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
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
- 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.