Antarctic Taxa

all Species within 1.0 degrees of the position

(Latitude 66° 09' 00.0" S Longitude 88° 26' 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
Alluroteuthis antarcticus Odhner, 1923 Antarctic neosquid Observations
Aptenodytes forsteri Gray, 1844 Emperor Penguin Observations
Balaenoptera acutorostrata Laciphde,1804 Minke Whale * Observations
Balaenoptera bonaerensis Burmeister, 1867 Antarctic Minke Whale, Dark-shoulder Minke Whale * Observations
Balaenoptera musculus (Linnaeus,1758) Blue Whale * Observations
Balaenoptera physalus Linnaeus,1758 Fin Whale * Observations
Bryum pseudotriquetrum (Hedw.) Gaertn., Meyer & Scherb. Observations
Bryum urbanskyi Broth. Observations
Buellia frigida Darb. Observations
Calanoides acutus (Giesbrecht,1902) Observations
Calanus propinquus Brady,1883 Observations
Calanus simillimus Giesbrecht, 1902 Observations
Caloplaca citrina (Hoffm.) Th.Fr. Observations
Caloplaca saxicola (Hoffm.) Nordin. Observations
Caloplaca tiroliensis Zahlbr. Observations
Calothrix sp. Observations
Calycopsis borchgrevinki (Browne, 1910) Observations
Calycopsis borchgrewinki (Browne, 1910) Observations
Candelariella flava (CW Dodge & Baker) Castello & Nimis Observations
Catharacta maccormicki (Saunders,1893) South Polar Skua Observations
Chionodraco sp. Observations
Chlorella conglomerata (Atari) Oltm. Observations
Chlorella vulgaris Beijerinck 1890/? Observations
Chlorococcum infusionum f. antarctica Wille 1924 Observations
Chroococcus cohaerens var. antarctica (BrÚbisson) Wille 1924 Observations
Chroococcus minutus var. amethystacea Wille 1924 Observations
Clio pyramidata Linnaeus,1767 Observations
Clione antarctica Observations
Clione limacina (Phipps, 1774) Observations
Cyllopus lucasii Bate,1862 Observations
Daption capense (Linnaeus,1758) Cape Petrel Observations
Euchaeta antarctica Giesbrecht, 1902 Observations
Euchirella rostrata (Claus, 1866) Observations
Eukrohnia hamata (Möbius, 1875) Observations
Eukrohnia sp. Observations
Euphausia superba Dana, 1852 krill Observations
Fulmarus glacialoides (Smith,1840) Southern Fulmar Observations
Halacarus latirostris Gimbel, 1919 Observations
Halacarus pilosus Gimbel, 1919 Observations
Halacarus validus Gimbel, 1919 Observations
Haloptilus ocellatus Wolfenden, 1905 Observations
Histioteuthis atlantica (Hoyle, 1885) Observations
Hyperiella dilatata Stebbing,1888 Observations
Ihlea racovitzai (Van Beneden & Selys Longchamp, 1913) Observations
Japewia tornoensis (Nyl.) Tonsb. Observations
Leptonychotes weddellii (Lesson,1826) Weddell Seal * Observations
Lichen sp. Observations
Limacina helicina (Dadon, 1989) Observations
Lobodon carcinophaga (Hombron and Jacquinot,1842) Crabeater Seal * Observations
Macrobiotus antarcticus Richters, 1904 Observations
Macronectes giganteus Gmelin,1789 Southern Giant Petrel * Observations
Macronectes halli Mathews,1912 Northern Giant Petrel * Observations
Macronectes spp. Giant-petrel sp. Observations
Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski,1781) Humpback Whale * Observations
Metridia gerlachei Giesbrecht, 1902 Observations
moss sp. Observations
Nematocarcinus sp. Observations
Nostoc hydrocoleoides Reinsch 1877 Observations
Nostoc pachidermaticum Gain 1912 Observations
Nostoc sphaericum Vaucher 1803/? Observations
Nototheniidae sp. Notothenidae spp. Observations
Oceanites oceanicus (Kuhl,1820) Wilson's Storm Petrel Observations
Oikopleuridae sp. Observations
Ommatophoca rossii Gray,1844 Ross Seal * Observations
Pagetopsis macropterus (Boulenger, 1907) Observations
Pagodroma nivea (Forster,1777) Snow Petrel Observations
Paraeuchaeta antarctica (Giesbrecht, 1902) Observations
Parathemisto gaudichaudi Guérin, 1825 Observations
Phoebetria palpebrata Forster,1785 Light-mantled Sooty Albatross * Observations
Physcia caesia (Hoffm.) F¿rnr. Observations
Physcia dubia (Hoffm.) Lynge Observations
Pleuragramma antarctica Boulenger, 1902 Antarctic Silverfish * Observations
Pleurococcus tectorum f. antarctica Wille 1924 Observations
Prasiola fluviatilis f. antarctica Wille 1924 Observations
Primno macropa Guerin-Meneville, 1836 Observations
Procellaria aequinoctialis Linnaeus,1758 White-chinned Petrel * Observations
Pseudephebe miniscula (Nyl. ex Arnold) Brodo & Hawksw. Observations
Puffinus spp. shearwater sp. Observations
Pygoscelis adeliae (Hombron and Jacquinot,1841) Adelie Penguin Observations
Rhincalanus gigas Brady, 1883 Observations
Rhynchonereella bongraini (Gravier 1911) Observations
Rinodina olivaceobrunnea Dodge & Baker Observations
Sagitta gazellae Ritter-Zahony 1909 Observations
Sagitta marri David 1956 Observations
Sagitta sp. Observations
Scotiella antarctica Fritsch 1912 Observations
Siphonophore nectophore Observations
Sterna paradisaea Pontoppidan,1763 Arctic Tern * Observations
Stichococcus bacillaris Nõgeli 1849 Observations
Thalassoica antarctica (Gmelin,1789) Antarctic Petrel Observations
Themisto gaudichaudii Guérin, 1825 Observations
Thysanoessa macrura G.O Sars, 1883 Observations
Thysanoessa sp. Observations
Tomopteris carpenteri Quatrefages 1865 Observations
Tomopteris sp. Observations
Travisiopsis levinseni (Southern 1910) Observations
Xanthoria candelaria f. antarctica (L.) Th.Fr.; (Vain.) Hillm. Observations
Xanthoria elegans (Link) Th. Fr. Observations

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