Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Apollophanes fitzroyi
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Arachnida
Order
Araneae
Family
Philodromidae
Genus
Apollophanes
Species
fitzroyi
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Endemic
Distribution: Distribution: Only known from Galápagos. Galápagos distribution: Fernandina, Rábida, Santa Cruz, Santiago, Seymour Norte.
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- Baert, L. (2013) The Thomisidae and Philodromidae (Arachnida: Araneae) of the Galápagos Islands (Ecuador) European Journal of Taxonomy 43: 1-23
- Buchholz, S. Baert, L., Rodríguez, J., E Causton, C., & Jäger, H. (2020) Spiders in Galapagos–diversity, biogeography and origin. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 130(1), 41-48.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Apollophanes fitzroyi", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=18470. Accessed 1 November 2026.