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Related species for the Wellington’s solitary coral (Rhizopsammia wellingtoni)
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Large cactus-finch (Geospiza conirostris)
Ever since they were first collected during the voyage of the Beagle, Darwin’s finches have inspired a plethora of evolutionary research…
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Striped guitarfish (Zapteryx exasperata)
In common with other guitarfish, the head and pectoral fins of the striped guitarfish are fused, forming a broad triangular-shaped disc…
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Pacific sharpnose shark (Rhizoprionodon longurio)
Information on the Pacific sharpnose shark is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Buller’s shearwater (Puffinus bulleri)
Buller’s shearwater has been described as flying with a grace and economy like no other, characterised by longer gliding motions and less…
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Lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris)
This stocky, powerful shark is named for its pale yellow-brown to grey skin, which lacks any distinctive markings. This provides perfect…
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Spatoglossum (Spatoglossum ecuadoreanum)
Information on Spatoglossum ecuadoreanum is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Spinner dolphin (Stenella longirostris)
The acrobatic spinner dolphin is the most common small cetacean in many tropical open seas, where it can be seen spinning high in the air…
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Padina (Padina concrescens)
Information on Padina concrescens is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Red-billed tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus)
The red-billed tropicbird is the largest of the three tropicbird species, a group of graceful seabirds best known for the two extremely…
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Sandwich tern (Sterna sandvicensis)
A medium-sized pale tern, the sandwich tern (Sterna sandvicensis) is considered to be one of six species of ‘crested’ tern, which, according…
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Galapagos coral (Polycyathus isabela)
A rare coral found only around the islands after which it is named, Polycyathus isabela generally forms low colonies in which the individual…
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Common cactus-finch (Geospiza scandens)
Although the mockingbirds of the Galapagos arguably had a greater influence on Darwin’s theory of natural selection, it is a group of…
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Golden cownose ray (Rhinoptera steindachneri)
Information on the golden cownose ray is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki)
The Galapagos sea lion is found in the Galapagos Archipelago where it is one of the most conspicuous and numerous marine mammals. Well…
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Nazca booby (Sula granti)
With its bright orange coloured beak and eyes, contrasting plumage tones, and black, bare facial skin, the Nazca booby is one of the…
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Juan Fernández petrel (Pterodroma externa)
Petrels are oceanic birds, with broad webbed feet suited to their aquatic lifestyle, and long wings that enable them to fly great distances…
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Floreana coral (Tubastraea floreana)
An uncommon species of the Galápagos, Floreana coral is a scleractinian coral, meaning that it is a ‘hard’ coral with a limestone skeleton…
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Mimosa (Mimosa loxensis)
Information on Mimosa loxensis is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Chondrus (Chondrus albemarlensis)
Information on Chondrus albemarlensis is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Waved albatross (Phoebastria irrorata)
The waved albatross is unique in being the largest bird in the Galapagos Islands, and the only albatross species found entirely within the…
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Lithophyllum (Lithophyllum amplostratum)
Information on Lithophyllum amplostratum is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Great frigatebird (Fregata minor)
With the largest wing area to body mass ratio of any bird, frigatebirds are wonderfully adapted for an aerial lifestyle. These birds have a…
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Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)
The magnificent humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) is renowned for its impressive leaping displays and for the mysterious 'singing' of…
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Asparagopsis (Asparagopsis svedelii)
Information on Asparagopsis svedelii is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Ceramium (Ceramium templetonii)
Information on Ceramium templetonii is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Black noddy (Anous minutus)
A medium-sized tropical tern with a dark, slender, pointed bill, the black noddy (Anous minutus) has sooty black plumage with a starkly… -
Pink-footed shearwater (Puffinus creatopus)
Members of the shearwater genus cruise the oceans, gliding so low that they appear to shear the water surface. The wings are long and…
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Cook’s petrel (Pterodroma cookii)
Cook’s petrel, named in honour of the formidable explorer Captain James Cook, is one of the smallest petrels, a group of oceanic birds that…
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Large ground-finch (Geospiza magnirostris)
As icons of evolution, no other plant or animal group rivals the fourteen closely related birds known collectively as Darwin’s finches. With…
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Southern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialoides)
This elegant seabird, roaming the southern seas, has a somewhat gull-like appearance with pale grey upperparts, with white flashes and dark…
