ABSTRACT
Many authors have commented on the high degree of endemism in the Southern Ocean fauna. The most recent compilation is that of Arntz et al. (1997) who showed a range of values from about 35% (scleractinian corals) to about 90% (pycnogonids). The recent compilation of amphipod species richness by De Broyer & Jazdzewski (1996) indicated a level of endemism of 80% at the species level, and 17% at the genus level for their Antarctic region.
