Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Prosekia galapagensis
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Malacostraca
Order
Isopoda
Suborder
Oniscidea
Family
Philosciidae
Genus
Prosekia
Species
galapagensis
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Chaetophiloscia galapagensis Andersson, 1960 (basionym), fide Appeltans et al. (2010)
Origin: Endemic
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
- Andersson, A. (1960) South American terrestrial isopods in the collection of the Swedish State Museum of Natural History. Arkiv Zool. Ser. 2. 12(34): 537-570.
- 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, Prosekia galapagensis", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=6838. Accessed 3 November 2026.