Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

Holotype: W.R. Taylor no. 34-235; 17 Jan. 1934; Hancock Foundation (Taylor 1945: 189-190). Ecuador: Archipielago de Colon, from intertidal rocks on a reef north of Tagus Cove, I. Isabela, no. 34-180, 15 Jan. 1934. Ibid., common about Black Beach Anchorage, I. Santa Maria, no. 34-235 (TYPE), 17 Jan. 1934 (Taylor, 1945).

Origin: Native

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

Distribution: Tagus Cove - Isabela, Black Beach anchorage -Floreana (Taylor, 1945).Isabela and Floreana (Silva, 1966). Galapagos Islands (Miller & Garske, 2011). Asia, America: Mexico and Galapagos Islands (Guiry & Guiry, 2021).

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