Scleractinian corals recorded in the Argentinean Antarctic expeditions between 2012 and 2014, with comments on Flabellum (Flabellum) areum Cairns, 1982

Figures & data

Fig. 1  Sampling stations of the 2012, 2013 and 2014 Argentinean Antarctic Expeditions. Scleractinian corals were collected only at the stations marked with black circles.

Table 1 Location of the 19 stations where scleractinian corals were collected during the three Antarctic Argentinean expeditions in 2012, 2013 and 2014. Date of collection, latitude, longitude, depth, species identification and number of specimens (in parenthesis) are provided for each site.

Date	Lat. (S), long. (W)	Depth (m)	Species recorded
20/02/12	64°24,74′, 66°05,42′	327	Caryophyllia antarctica (2), Flabellum areum (2), F. impensum (2)
07/03/12	60°40,99′, 46°14,56′	104	F. impensum (6)
20/02/12	64°53,63′, 66°20′	404	C. antarctica (1), F. areum (1)
22/02/12	64°09,94′, 64°27,25′	565	juveniles Flabellum sp. (7)
22/02/12	63°36,18′, 64°21,80′	355	C. antarctica (4)
23/02/12	63°43,09′, 61°07,40′	142	C. antarctica (1)
05/02/13	61°44,30′, 56°25′	590	F. impensum (1)
05/02/13	61°51,80′, 56°33,10′	595	F. impensum (8)
10/02/13	63°02,40′, 60°39,10′	132	F. impensum (4)
13/02/13	65°36,50′, 66°36,80′	168	C. antarctica (2), Paraconotrochus antarcticus (1), F. flexuosum (2), F. impensum (1), Flabellum sp. (2)
16/02/13	64°43,80′, 63°03,80′	318	F. areum (2), F. flexuosum (4), F. impensum (7), broken Flabellum sp. (2)
16/02/13	64°41,50′, 63°01,60′	343	F. areum (1), F. flexuosum (2)
19/02/14	60°28′, 46°29′	139	F. impensum (42)
05/03/14	60°59′, 46°43′	307	F. impensum (1), juveniles Flabellum sp. (5), broken Flabellum sp.
10/03/14	60°53′, 42°35′	487	C. antarctica (84), P. antarcticus (1), F. flexuosum (4), F. impensum (4), Javania antarctica (1^a)
20/02/14	60°53′, 44°33′	218	F. areum (1), F. impensum (17), juveniles Flabellum sp. (2)
02/03/14	60°55′, 44°04′	256	F. flexuosum (1), F. impensum (3)
03/03/14	61°25′, 44°37′	290	F. impensum (9)
03/03/14	61°00′, 46°44′	609	F. impensum (2), broken Flabellum sp., juveniles Flabellum sp. (5)

^aDead specimen when collected.

Fig. 2  (a, b) Caryophyllia antarctica; (c, d) Paraconotrochus antarcticus; (e, f) Flabellum flexuosum; (g, h) F. areum; (i, j) Javania antarctica; (k, l) F. impensum.

Fig. 3  Collection sites of the scleractinian species studied: (a) Flabellum impensum; (b) Caryophyllia antarctica; (c) F. flexuosum; (d) Paraconotrochus antarcticus; (e) F. areum; (f) Javania antarctica.

Fig. 4  Specimens of Flabellum areum of bigger sizes than previously recorded.