Antarctic Taxa

Fauna Species within 1.0 degrees of the position

(Latitude 66° 41' 27.8" S Longitude 111° 31' 35.8" 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
Balaenoptera acutorostrata Laciphde,1804 Minke Whale * Observations
Brachionus calyciflorus Pallas, 1766 Observations
Brachionus quadridentatus Hermann, 1783 Observations
Calanoides acutus (Giesbrecht,1902) Observations
Catharacta maccormicki (Saunders,1893) South Polar Skua Observations
Clione antarctica Observations
Collembola sp. Observations
Daption capense (Linnaeus,1758) Cape Petrel Observations
Diphascon chilenense Plate, 1888 Observations
Diphascon pingue (Marcus, 1936) Water bear Observations
Diptera sp. Observations
Eukrohnia hamata (Möbius, 1875) Observations
Euphausia crystallorophias Holt and Tattersall, 1906 Observations
Euphausia superba Dana, 1852 krill Observations
Eusirus sp. Observations
Fly sp. Observations
Fulmarus glacialoides (Smith,1840) Southern Fulmar Observations
Glaciopsyllus antarcticus Flea Observations
Hydrurga leptonyx (Blainville,1820) Leopard Seal * Observations
Hypsibius antarcticus (J. Murray, 1907) Water bear Observations
Leptonychotes weddellii (Lesson,1826) Weddell Seal * Observations
Lobodon carcinophaga (Hombron and Jacquinot,1842) Crabeater Seal * Observations
Macrobiotus sp. Water bear Observations
Macronectes giganteus Gmelin,1789 Southern Giant Petrel * Observations
Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski,1781) Humpback Whale * Observations
Metridia gerlachei Giesbrecht, 1902 Observations
Mite sp. Observations
Nanorchestes antarcticus Strandtmann. 1963 Mite Observations
Oceanites oceanicus (Kuhl,1820) Wilson's Storm Petrel Observations
Pachyptila desolata (Gmelin,1789) Antarctic Prion Observations
Pagodroma nivea (Forster,1777) Snow Petrel Observations
Pleuragramma antarctica Boulenger, 1902 Antarctic Silverfish * Observations
Pseudechiniscus suillus (Ehrenberg, 1853) Water bear Observations
Pygoscelis adeliae (Hombron and Jacquinot,1841) Adelie Penguin Observations
Ramajendas frigidus Pilato & Binda, 1990 Observations
Rhincalanus gigas Brady, 1883 Observations
Siphonophore nectophore Observations
Thalassoica antarctica (Gmelin,1789) Antarctic Petrel Observations

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