Antarctic Taxa

Fauna Species within 1.0 degrees of the position

(Latitude 68° 10' 60.0" S Longitude 79° 00' 13.0" E )

Use the link on the Scientific Name to see full details of that taxa. The Observations link allows the user to search for observations near this place.

Any species that are protected are indicated by a *

Scientific NameAuthorityCommon Name   Observations
?Axinella sp. Observations
?Halecium cymiforme Allman Observations
Acanthocorbis tinitinnabulum Observations
Achelia spicata (Hodgson) Observations
Acodontaster marginatus (Köhler, 1912) Observations
Adacnarca nitens Pelseneer, 1903 Observations
Alcyonium sp. 2 Observations
Alloptes stercorarii Dubinin 1952 Mite Observations
Ammothea gracialis (Hodgson, T.V.), 1907 Observations
Amphiascoides sp. Observations
Ampiascoides sp. Observations
Antarctophthirus ogmorhini Enderlein 1906 Chewing louse Observations
Antarcturus furcatus (Studer, 1882) Observations
Aptenodytes forsteri Gray, 1844 Emperor Penguin Observations
Artedidraconid larva Observations
Balaenoptera acutorostrata Laciphde,1804 Minke Whale * Observations
Bathydoris clavigera Thiele, 1912 Observations
Bathylagus antarcticus Gunther Deepsea smelt Observations
Bathyraja maccaini Springer, 1971 Maccain?s Skate Observations
Bathyraja murrayi (Günther, 1880) Murray's Skate Observations
Calanoides acutus (Giesbrecht,1902) Observations
Calanus propinquus Brady,1883 Observations
Callianira cristata Moser 1909 Observations
Catharacta maccormicki (Saunders,1893) South Polar Skua Observations
Channichthyidae indet Observations
Cheiraster (Luidiaster) gerlachei Ludwig, 1903 Observations
Chionodraco hamatus (Lönnberg, 1905) Observations
Chionodraco myersi DeWitt & Tyler, 1960 Myer's icefish Observations
Chionodraco sp. Observations
Clio pyramidata Linnaeus,1767 Observations
Clione antarctica Observations
Clione limacina (Phipps, 1774) Observations
Contracaecum osculatum Rudolphi Observations
Cryodraco antarcticus Dollo, 1900 Long Fingered Icefish Observations
Cucumaria antarctica Vaney Observations
Cygnodraco mawsoni Waite, 1916 Mawson?s dragonfish Observations
Cyllopus lucasii Bate,1862 Observations
Daphniopsis studeri R¿he Water flea Observations
Daption capense (Linnaeus,1758) Cape Petrel Observations
Desmacidon sp. Observations
Diphascon ?puniceum Observations
Drepanopus bispinosus Bayly, 1982 Observations
Drosophilidae sp. Observations
Euchaeta antarctica Giesbrecht, 1902 Observations
Eudorylaimus sp. Unsegmented roundworm Observations
Eukrohnia hamata (Möbius, 1875) Observations
Euphausia crystallorophias Holt and Tattersall, 1906 Observations
Euphausia superba Dana, 1852 krill Observations
Fregetta tropica (Gould,1844) Black-bellied Storm Petrel Observations
Fulmarus glacialoides (Smith,1840) Southern Fulmar Observations
Glaciopsyllus antarcticus Smit & Dunnet Flea Observations
Gnathia sp. Observations
Haemogamasus pontiger Berlese Mite Observations
Haffneria grandis Pizget 1880 Bird louse Observations
Halarachne miroungae Ferris 1925 Mite Observations
Halecium tenellum Hincks Observations
Halobaena caerulea (Gmelin,1789) Blue Petrel * Observations
Haloptilus ocellatus Wolfenden, 1905 Observations
Haloptilus oxycephalus (Giesbrecht,1889) Observations
Hyperiella dilatata Stebbing,1888 Observations
Hyperiella macronyx (Walker, 1906) Observations
Hyperoche sp. Observations
Hypsibius allisoni Horning et al. Observations
Hypsibius arcticus Murray, 1907 Observations
Lafoeina longitheca Jaderholm Observations
Lathridius nodifer Westwood Observations
Lepeta coppingeri (Smith) Observations
Leucothoe sp. Observations
Limacina helicina (Dadon, 1989) Observations
Lineus corrugatus Ribbon worm Observations
Macrobiotus ?fuciger Observations
Macrobiotus sp. Water bear Observations
Macronectes giganteus Gmelin,1789 Southern Giant Petrel * Observations
Macroptychaster accrescens (Koehler, 1920) Observations
Metridia gerlachei Giesbrecht, 1902 Observations
Munna antarctica Pfeffer, 1887 Observations
Munna sp. aff. pallida Beddard Observations
Nanorchestes antarcticus Strandtmann. 1963 Mite Observations
Nanorchestes bellus Strandtmann & Somme, 1977 Observations
Notaeolidia sp. Observations
Nototanais antarcticus (Hodgson, 1902) Observations
Nototanais dimorphus (Beddard, 1886) Observations
Nymphon australe Hodgson, 1902 Observations
Oceanites oceanicus (Kuhl,1820) Wilson's Storm Petrel Observations
Oithona similis Claus, 1866 Observations
Ophiura rouchi (Koehler) Observations
Orchomene sp. Observations
Orcinus orca Linnaeus,1758 Killer Whale * Observations
Pachyptila belcheri (Mathews,1912) Slender-billed Prion Observations
Pachyptila spp. Prion sp. Observations
Pagodroma nivea (Forster,1777) Snow Petrel Observations
Pagothenia bernacchii (Boulenger, 1902) Observations
Paralabidocera antarctica (Thompson I.C., 1898) Observations
Paralabidocera antarctica (Thompson I.C., 1898) Observations
Paralabidocera antarctica (Thompson I.C., 1898) Observations
Paralophaster godefroyi Observations
Pareledone harrissoni (Berry, 1917) Observations
Philobrya sublaevis Pelseneer, 1903 Cockle Observations
Plectus antarcticus De Man, 1904 Unsegmented roundworm Observations
Pleuragramma antarctica Boulenger, 1902 Antarctic Silverfish * Observations
Porania antarctica Smith, 1876 Observations
Prionodraco evansii Regan, 1914 Observations
Procellaria aequinoctialis Linnaeus,1758 White-chinned Petrel * Observations
Pseudechiniscus novaezelandiae (Richters,. 1908) Observations
Pseudonirmus charcoti Newman 1907 Bird louse Observations
Pseudonirmus gurlti Taschenberg 1882 Lice Observations
Psolus charcoti Vaney, 1906 Observations
Ptychogena antarctica Browne 1907 Observations
Pygoscelis adeliae (Hombron and Jacquinot,1841) Adelie Penguin Observations
Pyura setosa (Sluiter) Observations
Racovitzia glacialis Dollo, 1900 Observations
Rathkea lizzioides O'Sullivan, 1984 Observations
Reniera sp. Observations
Rhincalanus gigas Brady, 1883 Observations
Saemundssonia stresemanni Timmerman 1949 Bird louse Observations
Sagitta gazellae Ritter-Zahony 1909 Observations
Salpa thompsoni Foxton 1961 Observations
Spongiobranchaea australis d'Orbigny, 1836 Observations
Teratocephalus sp. Unsegmented roundworm Observations
Terebellidae sp. Observations
Thalassarche cauta (Gould, 1841) Shy Albatross * Observations
Thalassoica antarctica (Gmelin,1789) Antarctic Petrel Observations
Thysanoessa macrura G.O Sars, 1883 Observations
Trematomus centronotus Regan, 1914 Sharp-spined notothen Observations
Trematomus eulepidotus Regan, 1914 Blunt scalyhead * Observations
Trematomus hansoni Boulenger, 1902 Striped Rockcod Observations
Trematomus lepidorhinus (Pappenheim, 1911) Slender scalyhead Observations
Trematomus scotti (Boulenger, 1907) Crowned rockcod Observations
Tydeus erebus Strandtmann Observations
Unknown sp. Observations
Zachvatkinia hydrobatidii Dubinin 1949 Mite Observations
Zachvatkinia sp. nov.? Observations
Zachvatkinia stercorarii Dubinin 1949 Observations
Zanclonia weldoni (Browne, 1910) Observations

For additional taxa, see the Search Taxonomy page of Antarctic Biodiversity.