Ramazzottius theroni Dastych, 1993

Meyer, Harry A. & Hinton, Juliana G., 2009, The Tardigrada of southern Africa, with the description of Minibiotus harrylewisi, a new species from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (Eutardigrada: Macrobiotidae), African Invertebrates 50 (2), pp. 255-255 : 260

Ramazzottius theroni Dastych, 1993

Material examined: SOUTH AFRICA: KwaZulu-Natal: 31 specimens and 1 egg, HGP, in foliose lichens on Acacia trees ( SMLA accession numbers 9340, 9341, 9353, 9355, 9357; NMSA accession number 9347). Echiniscus duboisi , Macrobiotus iharosi , Minibiotus harrylewisi sp. n., Min. intermedius , and Milnesium tardigradum were present in the same samples.

Distribution: Hitherto this species was known only from its type locality in Western Cape Province, South Africa.