Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Fucodium galapagense Piccone & Grunow, Fucodium galapagense Piccone & Grunow 1886, Pelvetia galapagensis (Piccone & Grunow) De Toni 1895, Blossevillea galapagensis (Piccone & Grunow) W.R.Taylor 1945 (Guiry & Guiry, 2021).

Taxon origin: Endemic

Distribution: Galapagos I.: Isabela, Santa Cruz, Floreana, San Cristobal, Rabida (Silva, 1966). Galapagos Islands (Guiry & Guiry, 2021).

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