Abstract
We present a data set on Antarctic biodiversity for the phylum Rotifera, making it publicly available through the Antarctic Biodiversity Information facility. We provide taxonomic information, geographic distribution, location, and habitat for each record. The data set gathers all the published literature about rotifers found and identified across the Continental, Maritime, and Subantarctic biogeographic regions of Antarctica. A total of 1455 records of rotifers in Antarctica found from 1907 to 2018 is reported, with information on taxonomic hierarchies, updated nomenclature, geographic information, geographic coordinates, and type of habitat. The aim is to provide a georeferenced data set on Antarctic rotifers as a baseline for further studies, to improve our knowledge on what has been considered one of the most diverse and successful groups of animals living in Antarctica.
Highlights
Biodiversity in freshwater and terrestrial habitats of Antarctica is limited by the harsh conditions of extremely low temperatures, limiting the availability of liquid water in continental Antarctica (Lindgren et al 2016), and by the remoteness of the Subantarctic islands (Convey 2007)
The data set consists of 22 columns (Table 1) per 1455 records of rotifers in Antarctica
A total of 124 original publications were searched to obtain the data gathered for rotifers from 171 different sites in Antarctica; 1084 records are reported to species level, 231 to genus level, and 140 to family or higher taxonomic level
Summary
Biodiversity in freshwater and terrestrial habitats of Antarctica is limited by the harsh conditions of extremely low temperatures, limiting the availability of liquid water in continental Antarctica (Lindgren et al 2016), and by the remoteness of the Subantarctic islands (Convey 2007). The total number of rotifer taxa included in the data set is 203; of these, 168 to species level, 30 to unidentified species at the genus level, 2 to family level only, 2 to class and 1 to phylum. The data set consists of 22 columns (Table 1) per 1455 records of rotifers in Antarctica.
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