Antarctic Taxa

all Species within 1.0 degrees of the position

(Latitude 67° 06' 00.0" S Longitude 48° 56' 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
Aptenodytes forsteri Gray, 1844 Emperor Penguin Observations
Balaenoptera musculus (Linnaeus,1758) Blue Whale * Observations
Bryum pseudotriquetrum (Hedw.) Gaertn., Meyer & Scherb. Observations
Catharacta maccormicki (Saunders,1893) South Polar Skua Observations
Ceratodon purpureus Dixon, 1914 Observations
Daption capense (Linnaeus,1758) Cape Petrel Observations
Euphausia superba Dana, 1852 krill Observations
Halecium brevithecum sp. nov. Observations
Larus dominicanus Lichtenstein, 1823 Kelp Gull Observations
Leptonychotes weddellii (Lesson,1826) Weddell Seal * Observations
Lobodon carcinophaga (Hombron and Jacquinot,1842) Crabeater Seal * Observations
Macronectes giganteus Gmelin,1789 Southern Giant Petrel * Observations
Mirounga leonina (Linnaeus,1758) Southern Elephant Seal * Observations
Oceanites oceanicus (Kuhl,1820) Wilson's Storm Petrel Observations
Orcinus orca Linnaeus,1758 Killer Whale * Observations
Pagodroma nivea (Forster,1777) Snow Petrel Observations
Paralabidocera grandispina Waghorn, 1979 Observations
Pygoscelis adeliae (Hombron and Jacquinot,1841) Adelie Penguin Observations
Thalassoica antarctica (Gmelin,1789) Antarctic Petrel Observations
Tisbe prolata Waghorn, 1979 Observations

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