Antarctic Taxa

Fauna taxa within

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Scientific NameAuthorityCommon Name   Observations
Alaskozetes antarcticus Mite Observations
Alloptes chionis Mite Observations
Alloptes obtusolobus Mite Observations
Amphiporus incubator Joubin, 1914 Observations
Amphiporus michaelseni Bürger, 1895 Observations
Antarctophthirus lobodontis Lice Observations
Antarctophthirus ogmorhini Lice Observations
Aphelenchoides haguei Maslen, 1979 Unsegmented roundworm Observations
Aphelenchoides helicosoma Maslen, 1979 Unsegmented roundworm Observations
Aphelenchoides sp. Unsegmented roundworm Observations
Aphelenchoides vaughani Maslen, 1979 Unsegmented roundworm Observations
Apotriophtydeus scotia Usher & Edwards Observations
Apotriophtydeus sp. Observations
Aptenodytes forsteri Gray, 1844 Emperor Penguin Observations
Archistoma brucei Springtail Observations
Austrogoniodes gressitti Clay, 1967 Bird louse Observations
Austromenopon affine (Piaget, 1890) Bird louse Observations
Austromenopon daptionis Bird louse Observations
Austromenopon oschei Bird louse Observations
Austroppia crozetensis (Richters) Observations
Beetle sp. Observations
Belgica antarctica Midge Observations
Branchinecta gaini Shrimp Observations
Branchinecta gaini Observations
Calanus simillimus Giesbrecht, 1902 Observations
Cervidellus sp. Unsegmented roundworm Observations
Chaetodactylus antarcticus Mite Observations
Clarkus sp. Unsegmented roundworm Observations
Collembola sp. Observations
Colurella amblytela Observations
Colurella colurus (Ehrenberg, 1830) Observations
Coomansus gerlachei (de Man, 1904) Jairajpuri & Khan, 1977 Unsegmented roundworm Observations
Cryptopygus antarcticus Springtail Observations
Cryptopygus badasa Greenslade, 1985 Observations
Cryptostigmata sp. Observations
Ctenocalanus citer Heron and Bowmen, 1971 Observations
Cyrtolaelaps racovitzai Mite Observations
Diphascon puniceum (Jennings, 1976) Water bear Observations
Diptera sp. Observations
Ditylenchus sp. Unsegmented roundworm Observations
Drosophila sp. Observations
Echiniscus pseudowendti Dastych, 1984 Water bear Observations
Echiniscus sp. Water bear Observations
Encentrum sp. Observations
Enchodelus signyensis Loof, 1975 Unsegmented roundworm Observations
Enchodelus sp. Unsegmented roundworm Observations
Enchytraid worm sp. Observations
Ereynetes macquariensis Mite Observations
Eudorylaimus coniceps Loof, 1975 Unsegmented roundworm Observations
Eudorylaimus isokaryon Observations
Eudorylaimus paradoxus Unsegmented roundworm Observations
Eudorylaimus pseudocarteri Loof, 1975 Unsegmented roundworm Observations
Eudorylaimus sp. Unsegmented roundworm Observations
Eudorylaimus spaulli Loof, 1975 Unsegmented roundworm Observations
Eudorylaimus verrucosus Loof, 1975 Unsegmented roundworm Observations
Euphausia superba Dana, 1852 krill Observations
Eupodes exiguus Mite Observations
Eupodes minutus Mite Observations
Eupodes parvus Mite Observations
Eupodes parvus grahamensis Mite Observations
Eupodes sp. Observations
Flatworm sp. Observations
Fly sp. Observations
Friesea grisea Sch¿ffer Springtail Observations
Friesea sp. Springtail Observations
Friesea woyciechowskii Weiner, 1982 Observations
Fulmarus glacialoides (Smith,1840) Southern Fulmar Observations
Gainia nivalis Mite Observations
Gamasellus racovitzai Mite Observations
Globoppia intermedia Hammer Mite Observations
Globoppia loxolineata (Wallwork) Observations
Globoppia loxolineata longipilosa Covar., 1968 Observations
Globoppia loxolineata longispina Covar., 1968 Observations
Globoppia loxolineata loxolineata Covar., 1968 Observations
Haffneria grandis Pizget 1880 Bird louse Observations
Halarachne miroungae Ferris 1925 Mite Observations
Halozetes belgicae (Michael) Observations
Halozetes marinus (Lohmann) Mite Observations
Halozetes necrophagus Mite Observations
Hydrodendron arboreum (Allman, 1888) Observations
Hydrogamasus antarcticus Mite Observations
Hypogastura viatica (Tullberg, 1872) Observations
Hypsibius alpinus Water bear Observations
Hypsibius dujardini (Doyère, 1840) Water bear Observations
Hypsibius pinguis Water bear Observations
Hypsibius renaudi Ramazzotti, 1972 Water bear Observations
Hypsibius scoticus Water bear Observations
Isotoma sp. Springtail Observations
Isotoma (Folsomotoma) octo-oculata Willem Observations
Ixodes auritulus Tick Observations
Ixodes uriae Tick Observations
Laelaps grahamensis Mite Observations
Lepidophthirus macrorhini Enderlein, 1904 Observations
Liochthonius mollis Observations
Macrobiotus furciger Murray, 1907 Water bear Observations
Macronectes giganteus Gmelin,1789 Southern Giant Petrel * Observations
Magellozetes antarcticus Mite Observations
Mesodorylaimus imperator Loof, 1975 Observations
Mesodorylaimus signatus Unsegmented roundworm Observations
Mesodorylaimus sp. Unsegmented roundworm Observations
Monhystera sp. Unsegmented roundworm Observations
Nanorchestes antarcticus Strandtmann. 1963 Mite Observations
Nanorchestes berryi Observations
Nanorchestes gressitti Strandtmann, 1982 Observations
Nanorchestes sp. Observations
Naubates robertsi Observations
Naubates sp 2 Observations
nematode sp. Observations
Noerneria gigas gerlachei Observations
Notommata torulosa Observations
Oppia loxolineata Midge Observations
Pagodroma nivea (Forster,1777) Snow Petrel Observations
Panagrolaimus sp. Unsegmented roundworm Observations
Parabroteas sarsi (Daday, 1901) Observations
Paraclisis obscura (Rudow, 1869) Bird louse Observations
Parisotoma octooculata Springtail Observations
Pectinopygus turbinatus Bird louse Observations
Perineus circumfasciatus Kéler, 1957 Observations
Perineus nigrolimbatus (Giebel, 1874) Bird louse Observations
Philoceanus robertsi (Clay, 1940) Observations
Philodina sp. Observations
Piagetiella caputincisa Bird louse Observations
Plectus antarcticus de Man, 1904 Unsegmented roundworm Observations
Plectus cf. armatus Observations
Plectus cf. belgicae Observations
Plectus cf. frigophilus Observations
Plectus cf. murrayi Observations
Plectus cf. tolerans Observations
Plectus meridianus sp. n. Observations
Plectus meridianus sp. n. Observations
Plectus murrayi Yeates, 1970 Observations
Plectus parietinus Unsegmented roundworm Observations
Plectus sp. Observations
Plectus tolerans sp. n. Observations
Plectus tolerans sp. n. Observations
Praeaucellina umbonoradiata Observations
Pretriophtydeus tilbrooki (Strandtmann, 1967) Observations
Prismatolaimus sp. Unsegmented roundworm Observations
Prostigmatid sp. Observations
Protereunetes minutus Observations
Pseudoboeckella poppei Mrázek, 1901 Observations
Pseudonirmus charcoti Newman 1907 Bird louse Observations
Pseudonirmus gurlti (Taschenberg, 1882) Bird louse Observations
Pygoscelis adeliae (Hombron and Jacquinot,1841) Adelie Penguin Observations
Pygoscelis antarctica (Forster,1781) Chinstrap Penguin Observations
Pygoscelis papua (Forster,1781) Gentoo Penguin * Observations
Quadraceps antarcticus Bird louse Observations
Resticula gelida Harring and Myers, 1922 Observations
Rhabdolaimus sp. Observations
Rhabdorylaimus sp. Unsegmented roundworm Observations
Rhagidia gerlachei Observations
Rhododrilus cockayni Earthworm Observations
Rhombognathus gressitti Newell, 1967 Mite Observations
Saemundsonia sp. Observations
Saemundssonia bicolor (Rudow, 1870) Bird louse Observations
Saemundssonia gaini (Neumann, 1913) Bird louse Observations
Saemundssonia lari (Fabricius, 1780) Bird louse Observations
Saemundssonia lockleyi Clay, 1949 Bird louse Observations
Saemundssonia marina Timmermann, 1956 Bird louse Observations
Saemundssonia nivea Bird louse Observations
Saemundssonia stresemanni Timmerman 1949 Bird louse Observations
Scutomegninia phalacrocoracis Mite Observations
snail sp. Observations
Spider sp. Observations
Stereotydeus villosus Mite Observations
Stereotydeus Villosus Observations
Teratocephalus pseudolirellus Maslen, 1979 Observations
Teratocephalus sp. Unsegmented roundworm Observations
Teratocephalus tilbrooki Maslen, 1979 Unsegmented roundworm Observations
Tetrophthalmus sp. Lice Observations
Trichotarsus antarcticus Observations
Tydeid sp. Observations
Tydeus tilbrooki Observations
Tylenchus sp. Unsegmented roundworm Observations
Zercon tuberculatus Observations

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