PTEROPODS, CHAETOGNATHS AND SALPS IN ADMIRALTY BAY, KING GEORGE ISLAND, ANTARCTICA

Abstract

Among the organisms that make up the marine holoplankton are species of Pteropods, Chaetognaths and Salps, which are widely distributed in oceanic areas and represent important predators of this ecosystem. A total of 105 samples were collected in 3 consecutive oblique tows of 5 minutes each at 30 m depth carried out in Admiralty Bay, King George Island, Antarctica, during the summer of 2009/2010. Twenty pteropods, 51 chaetognaths and 132 salps were recorded.