Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.:Echinoglycus cyclopora (L. Agassiz, 1841), Echinoglycus micropora (L. Agassiz, 1841), Echinoglycus perspectiva (L. Agassiz, 1841), Encope (Echinadesma) micropora L. Agassiz, 1841 accepted, alternate representation, Encope (Echinadesma) perspectiva L. Agassiz, 1841, Encope (Echinadesma) wetmorei A.H. Clark, 1946 accepted, alternate representation, Encope cocosi H.L. Clark, 1948, Encope cyclopora L. Agassiz, 1841, Encope ecuadorensis H.L. Clark, 1948, Encope fragilis H.L. Clark, 1948, Encope irregularis H.L. Clark, 1948, Encope laevis H.L. Clark, 1948, Encope micropora cocosi H.L. Clark, 1948, Encope micropora ecuadorensis H.L. Clark, 1948, Encope micropora ecuadoriensis, Encope micropora fragilis H.L. Clark, 1948, Encope micropora galapagensis A.H. Clark, 1946, Encope micropora irregularis H.L. Clark, 1948, Encope micropora tetrapora L. Agassiz, 1841, Encope occidentalis Verrill, 1867, Encope perspectiva L. Agassiz, 1841, Encope perspectiva jonesi A.H. Clark, 1948, Encope perspetiva, Encope tetrapora L. Agassiz, 1841, Encope wetmorei A.H. Clark, 1946 (Horton et al., 2021)

Origin: Native

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

Distribution: California, gulf of California, Peru (Callao), Revillagigedos, Cocos and Ecuador (Galapagos Islands)

• 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.
• Hickin, N. (1979) Animal life of the Galapagos. Ferundune Books, Faringdon, U.K., 236 pp.
• Horton, T. Horton, T., Kroh, A., Ahyong, S., Bailly, N., Boyko, C. B., Brandão, S. N., Gofas, S., Hooper, J. N. A., Hernandez, F., Holovachov, O., Mees, J., Molodtsova, T. N., Paulay, G., Decock, W., Dekeyzer, S., Poffyn, G., Vandepitte, L., Vanhoorne, B., Adlard, R., ... Zhao, Z. (2021) World Register of Marine Species. Available from https://www.marinespecies.org at VLIZ.
• Maluf, L.Y. (1991) Echinoderm Fauna of the Galápagos Islands. In: James, M.J. (ed.): Galápagos Marine Invertebrates. Taxonomy, Biogeography, and Evolution in Darwin's Islands. Plenum Press, New York and London, p. 345-367.
• Sonnenholzner, J. Brand, M., Francisco, V., Hearn, A., Luzuriaga, M., Guarderas, P & Navarro, J. (2013) Echinoderms of Ecuador. In: Alvarado, J & Solís-Marín, A. (eds.) (2013) Echinoderm research and Diversity in Latin America. 183-233 pp.