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Life in the Freezer

The Big Freeze

16 Dec 1993

Species features in each Sequence

1
Weddell seal
2
Fish sp., Bald notothen, Jellyfish (Desmonema gaudichaudi), Jellyfish (Diplulmaris antarctica), Starfish (Odontaster validus), Antarctic lollipop sponge (Stylocordyla chupachups)
3
Lesser snow petrel
4
Emperor penguin

# Species by IUCN Conservation Status

1
Weddell seal
Leptonychotes weddellii
LC
Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) as shown in Life in the Freezer - The Big FreezeWeddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) as shown in Life in the Freezer - The Big Freeze
Antarctica
2
Fish sp.
[genus Trematomus]
?
Fish sp. ([genus Trematomus]) as shown in Life in the Freezer - The Big Freeze
Antarctica
This looks most likely to be a fish of the genus Trematomus [1].
[Link 1]
2
Bald notothen
Pagothenia borchgrevinki
NE
Bald notothen (Pagothenia borchgrevinki) as shown in Life in the Freezer - The Big Freeze
Antarctica
2
Jellyfish
Desmonema gaudichaudi
NE
Jellyfish (Desmonema gaudichaudi) as shown in Life in the Freezer - The Big Freeze
McMurdo Sound, Antarctica
2
Jellyfish
Diplulmaris antarctica
NE
Jellyfish (Diplulmaris antarctica) as shown in Life in the Freezer - The Big Freeze
McMurdo Sound, Antarctica
2
Starfish
Odontaster validus
NE
Starfish (Odontaster validus) as shown in Life in the Freezer - The Big FreezeStarfish (Odontaster validus) as shown in Life in the Freezer - The Big Freeze
McMurdo Sound, Antarctica
2
Antarctic lollipop sponge
Stylocordyla chupachups
NE
Antarctic lollipop sponge (Stylocordyla chupachups) as shown in Life in the Freezer - The Big Freeze
McMurdo Sound, Antarctica
Visual ID + "Here, we report on an Antarctic species of the genus Styl-ocordyla, which has been recorded for a long time under thename of the boreal S. borealis due to spicule and growthhabit similarities. A thorough study of dense populations ofthe only Stylocordyla species known up to now from theeastern zone of the Weddell Sea as well as the re-exami-nation of several specimens (including the type material) ofS. borealis has allowed us to assess the variability of theboreal species and to con?rm that the austral species is notS. borealis (Love´n, 1868) but a new species of Stylocordyla,different from the other congeners recorded from southernlatitudes. The new species S. chupachups commonly dwellson horizontal or slighted sloped hard bottoms of the conti-nental shelf of Weddell Sea, from 100 m to below 400 mdepth, although the densest populations usually occurbetween 150 and 300 m. It is a pioneer species in areas thathave been scoured by icebergs, and thus its presence may beconsidered an indicator of recent colonisation." (https://www.researchgate.net/publication/225495067_Do_bipolar_distributions_exist_in_marine_sponges_Stylocordyla_chupachups_sp_nv_Porifera_Hadromerida_from_the_Weddell_Sea_Antarctic_previously_reported_as_S_borealis_Lovn_1868)
3
Lesser snow petrel
Pagodroma nivea nivea
LC
Lesser snow petrel (Pagodroma nivea nivea) as shown in Life in the Freezer - The Big Freeze
Antarctica
During the Antarctic summer (October - February), P. n. nivea breeds on the Antarctic Peninsula, South Georgia Islands, and other islands of the Scotia Arc, whereas P. n. confusa breeds on the South Sandwich Islands and Géologie Archipelago.
4
Emperor penguin
Aptenodytes forsteri
NT
Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) as shown in Life in the Freezer - The Big FreezeEmperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) as shown in Life in the Freezer - The Big FreezeEmperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) as shown in Life in the Freezer - The Big Freeze
Antarctica