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Microlophus albemarlensis (Baur, 1890)
Species Database Microlophus albemarlensis (Baur, 1890)
Pectis subsquarrosa (Hook. f.) Sch.Bip.
Species Database Pectis subsquarrosa (Hook. f.) Sch.Bip.
Sesuvium portulacastrum (L.) L.
Species Database Sesuvium portulacastrum (L.) L.
Rashid Cruz-CDF
Research Data Repository Propuesta Científica DPNG Tiburones 2024
Carlos Espinosa-CDF
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Lobelia xalapensis Kunth
Species Database Lobelia xalapensis Kunth
Galápagos Diary
Date:
2021
Language:
English
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Charles Darwin Foundation and WWF Ecuador Sign Memorandum of Understanding
Juan Manuel Garcia-CDF
Natural History Collections

The Charles Darwin Foundation is home to the largest Natural History Collections of endemic, native and introduced species of Galapagos in Ecuador, with more than 135,000 specimens and 7,500 species across four Collections: Marine, Vertebrate, Terrestrial Invertebrate and a Herbarium.

New Galapagos Marine Reserve, Hermandad, established!
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Ramalina darwiniana var. curvida Aptroot
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Dichogaster affinis (Michaelsen, 1890)
Usnea patriciana Bungartz, Herrera-Campos & P. Clerc
Species Database Usnea patriciana Bungartz, Herrera-Campos & P. Clerc
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Polytus mellerborgii (Boheman, 1838)
Fulfilling sharky dreams
The CDF Collections Make the Leap Into the Digital World
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Halichoeres malpelo Allen & Robertson, 1992
Mara Speece
The Mystery Behind the Santa Fe Tortoise

In 1969, during relentless rains on Santa Fe Island, scientist Tjitte de Vries discovered a small, well-preserved tortoise skull. Taken to the Charles Darwin Research Station, the find intrigued researchers, who believed it might belong to the island’s long-extinct giant tortoise.

The Charles Darwin Foundation’s Position in Relation to Illegal Fishing in Galapagos
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Anas discors Linnaeus, 1766