| Summary: | Antarctica, its outlying archipelagoes and the Magellanic Subantarctic (MSA) ecoregion are amongst the last true wilderness areas remaining on the planet. Therefore, the publication, citation and peer review of their biodiversity data are essential. The new Millennium Institute Biodiversity of Antarctic and Subantarctic Ecosystems (BASE), a Chilean scientific initiative funded by the National Agency of Research and Innovation, contributes 770 new records of aquatic invertebrates as a point of reference for present-day biodiversity research at these latitudes. Si This work was possible thanks to the collaboration of researchers from the core team dedicated to studying marine and freshwater invertebrates. This initiative is funded by ANID-Millennium Science Initiative Program ICN2021_002 and ANID/BASAL FB210018. The Antarctic and Subantarctic expeditions, developed from 2008 to date, were financed by various research funds, mainly from the National Research Agency (FONDECYT 3210063, 1210787, PIA ACT 122065) and the Chilean Antarctic Program (DT_04-16, FP_01-21, DG_10-22). The authors would like to thank the Chilean Antarctic Institute (INACH) and the Chilean Navy from the Aquiles and Oscar Viel ships for ECA53, ECA54 and ECA55 and the crew from the Betanzos ship during the ECA58 and ECA59. We also would like to thank Commandant Charcot and our Scientist leader Geoffroy Dekersauson from Ponant expedition LEGCC120302023.
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