Antarctic Taxa

all Species within 1.0 degrees of the position

(Latitude 65° 00' 00.0" S Longitude 50° 00' 00.0" 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
Alexandrium tamarense (Lebour) Balech, 1995 Observations
Aptenodytes forsteri Gray, 1844 Emperor Penguin Observations
Asteromphalus hyalinus G. Karst., 1905 Observations
Atolla wyvillei Haeckel, 1880 Observations
Calanoides acutus (Giesbrecht,1902) Observations
Calanus propinquus Brady,1883 Observations
Calycopsis borchgrewinki (Browne, 1910) Observations
Catharacta maccormicki (Saunders,1893) South Polar Skua Observations
Chaetoceros criophilus Castrac. (Castracane, 1886) Observations
Chaetoceros curvatus Castrac. (Castracane, 1886) Observations
Chaetoceros simplex Ostenf, 1901 Observations
Clausocalanus brevipes Frost and Fleminger, 1968 Observations
Clio pyramidata Linnaeus,1767 Observations
Clione antarctica Observations
Corethron inerme Karst., 1905 Observations
Ctenocalanus citer Heron and Bowmen, 1971 Observations
Cylindrotheca closterium (Ehrenb.) Reimann & Lewin, 1964 Observations
Cyllopus lucasii Bate,1862 Observations
Daption capense (Linnaeus,1758) Cape Petrel Observations
Diomedea exulans Linnaeus,1758 Wandering Albatross * Observations
Euchirella rostromagna Wolfenden, 1905 Observations
Euphausia superba Dana, 1852 krill Observations
Fragilariopsis kerguelensis (O'Meara) Hust., 1952 Observations
Fragilariopsis rhombica (O'Meara) Hust., 1952 Observations
Fulmarus glacialoides (Smith,1840) Southern Fulmar Observations
Globoppia maior Hammer, 1962 Observations
Haloptilus oxycephalus (Giesbrecht,1889) Observations
Haslea trompii (Cleve) Simonsen, 1974 Observations
Heterostylites longicornis (Giesbrecht, 1889) Observations
Hydrurga leptonyx (Blainville,1820) Leopard Seal * Observations
Leptonychotes weddellii (Lesson,1826) Weddell Seal * Observations
Lobodon carcinophaga (Hombron and Jacquinot,1842) Crabeater Seal * Observations
Lugensa brevirostris (Lesson,1831) Kerguelen Petrel Observations
Macronectes giganteus Gmelin,1789 Southern Giant Petrel * Observations
Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski,1781) Humpback Whale * Observations
Metridia gerlachei Giesbrecht, 1902 Observations
Metridia lucens Boeck, 1864 Observations
Microcalanus pygmaeus (G. O. Sars, 1900) Observations
Nematocarcinus longirostris Bate 1888 Observations
Oceanites oceanicus (Kuhl,1820) Wilson's Storm Petrel Observations
Oithona frigida (Giesgrecht, 1902) Observations
Oithona similis Claus, 1866 Observations
Ommatophoca rossii Gray,1844 Ross Seal * Observations
Oncaea antarctica Heron, 1977 Observations
Oncaea curvata Giesbrecht, 1902 Observations
Pachyptila belcheri (Mathews,1912) Slender-billed Prion Observations
Pachyptila desolata (Gmelin,1789) Antarctic Prion Observations
Pachyptila salvini (Mathews,1912) Salvin's Prion Observations
Pachyptila spp. Prion sp. Observations
Pagodroma nivea (Forster,1777) Snow Petrel Observations
Paraeuchaeta antarctica (Giesbrecht, 1902) Observations
Phalacrophorus pictus Greeff 1879 Observations
Phoebetria palpebrata Forster,1785 Light-mantled Sooty Albatross * Observations
Plagiotropis gaussii (Heiden) Paddock, 1988 Observations
Primno macropa Guerin-Meneville, 1836 Observations
Procellaria aequinoctialis Linnaeus,1758 White-chinned Petrel * Observations
Prorocentrum sp. Observations
Protoperidinium unipes (Balech) Balech, 1974 Observations
Pygoscelis adeliae (Hombron and Jacquinot,1841) Adelie Penguin Observations
Racovitzanus antarcticus Giesbrecht, 1902 Observations
Rhincalanus gigas Brady, 1883 Observations
Rhizosolenia polydactyla f. polydactyla Castrac., 1886 Observations
Rhizosolenia simplex Karst., 1905 Observations
Rhynchonereella bongraini (Gravier 1911) Observations
Sagitta gazellae Ritter-Zahony 1909 Observations
Salpa sp. Observations
Scolecithricella minor (Brady,1883) Observations
Spongiobranchaea australis d'Orbigny, 1836 Observations
Thalassoica antarctica (Gmelin,1789) Antarctic Petrel Observations
Thysanoessa macrura G.O Sars, 1883 Observations
Tomopteris sp. Observations
Trichotoxon reinboldii (van Heurck) Reid & Round, 1987 Observations

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