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Celebrating Felipe Cruz's life in Galapagos
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Lippia rosmarinifolia Andersson
Anas bahamensis galapagensis (Ridgway, 1890)
Species Database Anas bahamensis galapagensis (Ridgway, 1890)
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Trinectes fonsecensis (Günther, 1862)
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Acalypha sericea Andersson
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Disporella octoradiata (Waters, 1904)
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Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Myxodagnus sagitta Myers & Wade, 1946
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Serranus stilbostigma (Jordan & Bollman, 1890)
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Starksia galapagensis Rosenblatt & Taylor, 1971
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Abutilon viscosum (L.) Dorr
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Asplenium auritum Sw.
Ageratum conyzoides L.
Species Database Ageratum conyzoides L.
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Psittacara erythrogenys Lesson, 1844
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Ophiomyxa panamensis Lütken & Mortensen, 1899
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Tribulus terrestris L.
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Solanum pimpinellifolium L.
Caesalpinia pulcherrima (L.) Sw.
Species Database Caesalpinia pulcherrima (L.) Sw.
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Scalesia baurii Rob. & Greenm.
Squat lobsters guide scientists to new hydrothermal vent field

Scientists on a Schmidt Ocean Institute expedition have discovered a new hydrothermal vent field larger than a professional soccer field. The vent field found in the Pacific Ocean off the Western Galápagos Islands consists of five geyser-like chimneys and three hot springs, like those you might see in Yellowstone.