Antarctic Taxa

Fauna taxa within

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Scientific NameAuthorityCommon Name   Observations
Achelia spicata (Hodgson) Observations
Agaue nr. occultus (Lohmann) Observations
Ampelisca barnardi Nicholls 1938 Observations
Artedidraco shackletoni Waite, 1911 Observations
Artedidraco sp. Plunderfishes Observations
Austrosignum lunatum (Hale) Observations
Calanoides acutus (Giesbrecht,1902) Observations
Calanus propinquus Brady,1883 Observations
Catharacta maccormicki (Saunders,1893) South Polar Skua Observations
Catharacta skua Br¿nnich,1764 Great Skua Observations
Chionodraco hamatus (Lönnberg, 1905) Observations
Chorismus antarcticus (Pfeffer, 1887) Shrimp Observations
Cnemidocarpa verrucosa (Lesson, 1830) Observations
Ctenocalanus vanus Giesbrecht, 1988 Observations
Cucumaria pithnacon Lampert Observations
Cucumaria sp. aff. grandis Vaney Observations
Dactylopodia frigida (T. Scott) Observations
Dissostichus eleginoides Smitt, 1898 Patagonian toothfish * Observations
Drepanopus bispinosus Bayly, 1982 Observations
Euphausia crystallorophias Holt and Tattersall, 1906 Observations
Eusirus perdentatus Chevreux, 1912 Observations
Glaciopsyllus antarcticus Smit & Dunnet Flea Observations
Gnathia sp. Observations
Gymnodraco acuticeps Boulenger, 1902 Ploughfish Observations
Harpacticus furcatus Lang, 1936 Observations
Heterophoxus videns Barnard Observations
Hippomedon kergueleni (Miers,1875) Observations
Hymeniacidon sp. Observations
Iathrippa sarsi (Pfeffer, 1887) Observations
Idomene antarctica (Giesbrecht) Observations
Idomene sp. Observations
Isaeidae sp. Observations
Isodictya sp. Observations
Kellia nmrodiana Hedley Observations
Lamellaria sp. Observations
Laophonte sp. Observations
Laophonte whitsoni (T. Scott) Observations
Liljeborgia cf. georgiana Schellenberg Observations
Liljeborgia sp. Observations
Lineus corrugatus Ribbon worm Observations
Macronectes giganteus Gmelin,1789 Southern Giant Petrel * Observations
Makrokylinus sp. Observations
Mesochra sp. Observations
Metridia gerlachei Giesbrecht, 1902 Observations
Mirounga leonina (Linnaeus,1758) Southern Elephant Seal * Observations
Monoculodes sp. Observations
Munna antarctica Pfeffer, 1887 Observations
Munna sp. aff. pallida Beddard Observations
Nanorchestes bellus Strandtmann & Somme, 1977 Observations
Nebaliella antarctica Thiele Observations
Neobuccinum eatoni (Smith, 1875) Observations
Nototanais antarcticus (Hodgson, 1902) Observations
Nototanais dimorphus (Beddard, 1886) Observations
Nymphon australe Hodgson, 1902 Observations
Oceanites oceanicus (Kuhl,1820) Wilson's Storm Petrel Observations
Odontaster validus (Köhler, 1906) Observations
Oediceroides similis Nicholls Observations
Oithona similis Claus, 1866 Observations
Oncaea curvata Giesbrecht, 1902 Observations
Onoba turqueti (Lamy) Observations
Ophiura flexibilis (Koehler) Observations
Oradarea cf. rossi Thurston Observations
Oradarea walkeri Shoemaker Observations
Orchomene cf. macronyx (Chevreux) Observations
Orchomene cf. plebs (Hurley) Observations
Orchomene franklini (Walker) Observations
Pagothenia bernacchii (Boulenger, 1902) Observations
Pagothenia borchgrevinki (Boulenger, 1902) Bald Rockcod Observations
Pagothenia scotti (Boulenger) Observations
Paramoera walkeri (Stebbing 1906) Observations
Philomedes assimilis Brady Observations
Philomedes heptathrix Kornicker Observations
Pygoscelis adeliae (Hombron and Jacquinot,1841) Adelie Penguin Observations
Reniera sp. Observations
Santia mawsoni (Hale, 1937) Observations
Scleroconcha gallordoi Kornicker Observations
Stenothoidae sp. Observations
Stephos longipes (Giesbrecht, 1902) Observations
Submargarita crebrilirulata Observations
Tisbe sp. Observations
Trematomus bernacchii Boulenger, 1902 Emerald notothen Observations
Trematomus centronotus Regan, 1914 Sharp-spined notothen Observations
Trematomus hansoni Boulenger, 1902 Striped Rockcod Observations
Trematomus newnesi Boulenger, 1902 Dusky rockcod Observations
Trematomus pennellii Regan, 1914 Sharp-spined notothen Observations
Trematomus scotti (Boulenger, 1907) Crowned rockcod Observations
Trophon longstaffi (Smith) Observations
Uristes georgianus (Schellenberg, 1931) Observations
Uristes murrayi (Walker, 1903) Observations

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