Antarctic Taxa

all Species within 1.0 degrees of the position

(Latitude 68° 43' 00.0" S Longitude 40° 50' 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
Asteromphalus hyalinus G. Karst., 1905 Observations
Asteromphalus sp. Observations
Balaenoptera acutorostrata Laciphde,1804 Minke Whale * Observations
Balaenoptera bonaerensis Burmeister, 1867 Antarctic Minke Whale, Dark-shoulder Minke Whale * Observations
Bryum argenteum Hedw. Observations
Bryum inconnexum Observations
Bryum pseudotriquetrum (Hedw.) Gaertn., Meyer & Scherb. Observations
Calanoides acutus (Giesbrecht,1902) Observations
Calanus propinquus Brady,1883 Observations
Calanus simillimus Giesbrecht, 1902 Observations
Calycopsis borchgrewinki (Browne, 1910) Observations
Ceratodon purpureus Dixon, 1914 Observations
Chaetoceros dichaeta Ehrenb. (Ehrenberg, 1844) Observations
Chaetoceros neglectus Karst. (Karsten, 1905) Observations
Clausocalanus brevipes Frost and Fleminger, 1968 Observations
Clio pyramidata Linnaeus,1767 Observations
Clione antarctica Observations
Corethron inerme Karst., 1905 Observations
Corethron sp. Observations
Cylindrotheca closterium (Ehrenb.) Reimann & Lewin, 1964 Observations
Cyllopus lucasii Bate,1862 Observations
Euchirella rostromagna Wolfenden, 1905 Observations
Eukrohnia hamata (Möbius, 1875) Observations
Euphausia crystallorophias Holt and Tattersall, 1906 Observations
Euphausia superba Dana, 1852 krill Observations
Fragilariopsis kerguelensis (O'Meara) Hust., 1952 Observations
Fragilariopsis linearis (Castrac.) Freng., 1943 Observations
Fragilariopsis pseudonana (Hasle) Hasle, 1993 Observations
Fragilariopsis rhombica (O'Meara) Hust., 1952 Observations
Fragilariopsis sp. Observations
Geminigera cryophila (Taylor & Lee) Hill, 1991 Observations
Geminigera sp. Observations
Globoppia maior Hammer, 1962 Observations
Grimmia lawiana Observations
Grimmia sp. Observations
Gymnodinium sp. Observations
Gyrodinium glaciale Hada, 1970 Observations
Gyrodinium lachryma (Meunier) Kofoid & Swezy, 1921 Observations
Gyrodinium sp. Observations
Haloptilus oxycephalus (Giesbrecht,1889) Observations
Haslea trompii (Cleve) Simonsen, 1974 Observations
Hydrurga leptonyx (Blainville,1820) Leopard Seal * Observations
Ihlea racovitzai (Van Beneden & Selys Longchamp, 1913) Observations
Limacina sp. Observations
Lobodon carcinophaga (Hombron and Jacquinot,1842) Crabeater Seal * Observations
Macronectes giganteus Gmelin,1789 Southern Giant Petrel * 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
Oikopleura sp. Observations
Oithona frigida (Giesgrecht, 1902) Observations
Oithona similis Claus, 1866 Observations
Oncaea antarctica Heron, 1977 Observations
Oncaea curvata Giesbrecht, 1902 Observations
Pagodroma nivea (Forster,1777) Snow Petrel Observations
Paraeuchaeta antarctica (Giesbrecht, 1902) Observations
Phaeocystis sp. Observations
Phalacrophorus pictus Greeff 1879 Observations
Pleuragramma antarctica Boulenger, 1902 Antarctic Silverfish * Observations
Primno macropa Guerin-Meneville, 1836 Observations
Prorocentrum sp. Observations
Protopelagonemertes hubrechti (Brinkman 1917) Observations
Protoperidinium defectum (Balech) Balech, 1974 Observations
Protoperidinium 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
Scolecithricella minor (Brady,1883) Observations
Spongiobranchaea australis d'Orbigny, 1836 Observations
Stellarima microtrias (Ehrenb.) Hasle & Sims, 1986 Observations
Stephos longipes (Giesbrecht, 1902) Observations
Sterna paradisaea Pontoppidan,1763 Arctic Tern * Observations
Telonema subtile Griessm. (Griessmann, 1913) Observations
Thalassiosira gracilis var. expecta (V. Land.) Fryxell et Hasle Observations
Thysanoessa macrura G.O Sars, 1883 Observations
Tomopteris sp. Observations
Travisiopsis levinseni (Southern 1910) Observations
Trichotoxon reinboldii (van Heurck) Reid & Round, 1987 Observations

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