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Species Database Sertularella conica Allman, 1877
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Species Database Rhynchozoon rostratum (Busk, 1855)
A new Galapagos Atlas that covers 68 species and, unusually, catalogs everything scientists still don't know about them

The new Galápagos Atlas 2026 offers a 309-page look at 68 species and species groups, combining purpose-built distribution maps with something rarely found in a reference guide: a clear record of what scientists still don’t know. Free to explore online, it highlights critical knowledge gaps and invites future research to strengthen conservation.

Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Tethya sarai Desqueyroux-Faúndez & van Soest, 1997
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Akashiwo sanguinea (K.Hirasaka) Gert Hansen & Moestrup
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Zanclea protecta Hastings, 1932
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Gobioclinus dendriticus (Reid, 1935)
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Hannaea arcus (Ehrenberg) R.M.Patrick in Patrick & Reimer
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Plumularia micronema Fraser, 1938
Dicliptera peruviana (Lam.) Juss.
Species Database Dicliptera peruviana (Lam.) Juss.
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Halecium fasciculatum Fraser, 1938
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Rypticus nigripinnis Gill, 1861
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Calamus brachysomus (Lockington, 1880)
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Plantago major L.
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Echinochloa colonum (L.) Link
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Dynamena crisioides Lamouroux, 1824
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Eptatretus grouseri McMillan, 1999
Letters from the Library: A Story in a Picture
Nancy Tapia
MY SECOND CHANCE

After 20 years, Nancy Tapia Paredes returned to the Galapagos, volunteering at the Community Library on Santa Cruz Island. Through storytelling and environmental education inspired by the UN's Sustainable Development Goals, she rediscovered her passion for conservation and found healing. Discover her story of second chances, growth, and a renewed purpose in protecting this extraordinary place.

Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Scagelia americana (Harvey) Athanasiadis