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Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Cyclodictyon albicans (Hedw.) Kuntze
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Syrrhopodon parasiticus (Brid.) Besch.
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Philonotis gracillima Ångstr.
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Octoblepharum albidum Hedw.
Groutiella apiculata (Hook.) H.A. Crum & Steere
Species Database Groutiella apiculata (Hook.) H.A. Crum & Steere
Diving deeper than ever to study mysterious kelp forest in Galapagos
“Harvesting Water” on Isabela Island, Galápagos
Juan Manuel Garcia-CDF
Natural History Collections

The Charles Darwin Research Station is home to the largest Natural History Collections of endemic, native and introduced species of the Galapagos Islands in Ecuador. It is also one of the largest in the world with over 135,000 specimens from more than 7,500 species.

Scientists register previously unknown kelp forests in the Galapagos Islands
Moe Flannery, Martha Velez, Lee Post y Gustavo Jiménez trabajando en el ensamblaje del esqueleto
The California Academy of Sciences Expedition to Galapagos 2019
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Gymnostomiella vernicosa (Harv.) M. Fleisch.
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Hydrogonium taylori W.A. Weber
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Taxilejeunea galapagensis Onraedt
Roger Perry
Irenäus Eibl-Eibesfeldt’s Role in the Conservation of Galapagos
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Entosthodon bonplandii (Brid.)Mitt.
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Porotrichum mutabile Hampe
Recent monitoring of the endangered Little Vermilion Flycatcher shows encouraging results
Las investigadoras Heinke Jäger y Miriam San José en el sitio cercado de Cerro Grande, donde más de 150 plántulas crecen desde 2021, gracias a las labores de control de plantas invasoras. Foto: Rashid Cruz.
Scalesia cordata: from concern to hope on Isabela, Galapagos

When we talk about Galapagos we always think of Darwin, giant tortoises and finches. But few outside Galapagos know about the Scalesia plants, commonly known as Darwin’s giant daisies.

Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Database Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1758)