Minibiotus acontistus

Kaczmarek, Łukasz, Michalczyk, Łukasz & Mcinnes, Sandra J., 2015, Annotated zoogeography of non-marine Tardigrada. Part II: South America, Zootaxa 3923 (1), pp. 1-107 : 78

192. Minibiotus acontistus (de Barros, 1942b) [T]

Macrobiotus acontistus n. sp. (de Barros 1942b)

M. acontistus ( Mihelčič 1972)

Macrobiotus acontistus Barros, 1942 ( Claps & Rossi 1988)

Macrobiotus acontistus Barros ( Claps & Rossi 1997)

Terra typica: Brazil (South America)

Argentina:

• 25°43′S, 54°25′W; 250 m asl: Misiones Province, Iguazú National Park, moss on rock and moss on tree in the forest (3 samples). Claps & Rossi (1988)

• 26°08′S, 54°35′W; 150 m asl: Misiones Province, Arroyo Torocuá, 12 km S Puerto Esperanza, moss on rock. Claps & Rossi (1988)

• 27°20′S, 55°03′W; 350 m asl: Misiones Province, Campo Viera, moss on rock. Claps & Rossi (1988)

• 27°46′S, 55°47′W; 200 m asl: Misiones Province, San Jos, Bañado Escuela Gentilini, moss on tree. Claps & Rossi (1988)

• 27°57′S, 58°48′W; 50 m asl: Corrientes Province, Empedrado, Paraje Sombrerito, lichen on power pole and mosses on fallen tree (2 samples). Claps & Rossi (1988)

• 28°04′S, 55°41′W; 100 m asl: Misiones Province, Azara, road in the port, lichens on tree. Claps & Rossi (1988)

• Undefined localities cited according Mihelčič (1967), dry and in full sun, and shaded and wet mosses on trees, dry mosses and lichens on soil in full sun and shaded mosses and lichens on rocks (4 samples). Mihelčič (1972)

Brazil:

• 22°36′S, 46°42′W; 950 m asl: São Paulo State, Serra Negra. de Barros (1942b)

Uruguay:

• 32°31′S, 55°46′W: Undefined locality, Cañada Cousillas, mosses or lichens on rocks, trees or posts or aquatic macrophytes. Claps & Rossi (1997)

• 34°10′S, 55°49′W; 50 m asl: Florida Department, Arroyo San Juan, mosses or lichens on rocks, trees or posts or aquatic macrophytes. Claps & Rossi (1997)

Record numbers: Argentina: 7, Brazil: 1, Uruguay: 2; total: 10.

Remarks: Currently endemic to South America.