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Pyrocephalus nanus Gould, 1838
Species Database Pyrocephalus nanus Gould, 1838
Galapagos Launches Landmark Restoration Project to Bring Back Extinct Species

October 3, 2023, marks the beginning of the implementation phase of the Floreana Ecological Restoration Project, the largest and most ambitious restoration initiative currently underway in the Galapagos Islands.

Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Agardhiella subulata (C. Agardh) Kraft & M.J. Wynne
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Obscuroplaca tortuca (Søchting & Bungartz) Søchting & Bungartz
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Pavona varians (Verrill, 1864)
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Gardineroseris planulata (Dana, 1846)
Billy Bensted-Smith/CDF
Rediscovered Coral Signals Hope for Galapagos Reefs

A scientific team led by the Charles Darwin Foundation (CDF) and the California Academy of Sciences (CAS), in collaboration with the Galapagos National Park Directorate (GNPD) has confirmed that Rhizopsammia wellingtoni—a solitary coral thought to be lost for a generation— is alive and clinging to Galapagos’ underwater cliffs.

Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Schistocerca melanocera (Stål, 1860)
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Squamidium caroli (Müll. Hal. ex Ångström) Broth.
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Nesodesmus insulanus Chamberlin, 1914
Jasminocereus thouarsii var. delicatus (E.Y. Dawson) E.F. Anderson & Walk.
Species Database Jasminocereus thouarsii var. delicatus (E.Y. Dawson) E.F. Anderson & Walk.
Squamidium nigricans (Hook.) Broth.
Species Database Squamidium nigricans (Hook.) Broth.
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Pocillopora verrucosa (Ellis & Solander, 1786)
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Pocillopora elegans Dana, 1846
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Psammocora stellata (Verrill, 1866)
Hypolepis hostilis (Kunze) C. Presl.
Species Database Hypolepis hostilis (Kunze) C. Presl.
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Obelia alternata Fraser, 1938
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Niveria pacifica (Sowerby, 1832)
Xylocopa darwini (Cockerell, 1926)
Species Database Xylocopa darwini (Cockerell, 1926)
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Vulcanella tricornis (Wilson, 1904)