Macrobiotus tehuelchensis Rossi, Claps & Ardohain, 2009

Kaczmarek, Łukasz, Michalczyk, Łukasz & Mcinnes, Sandra J., 2015, Annotated zoogeography of non-marine Tardigrada. Part II: South America, Zootaxa 3923 (1), pp. 1-107 : 77

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3923.1.1
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:2305A96C-0A03-4524-93AA-90359893A4DD
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5688196
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038FA02E-FFD0-7A70-4A85-BE7B50F4F4E0
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Macrobiotus tehuelchensis Rossi, Claps & Ardohain, 2009
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Treatment

190. Macrobiotus tehuelchensis Rossi, Claps & Ardohain, 2009 [T]

Macrobiotus tehuelchensis sp. nov. ( Rossi et al. 2009)

Terra typica: Argentina (South America)

Argentina:

• 39°08′S, 71°17′W; 1,000 m asl: Type Locality: Neuquén Province, Aluminé Ñorquinco Lake, moss and lichen on soil. Rossi et al. (2009)

Record numbers: Argentina: 1; total: 1.

Remarks: Currently endemic to Argentina, this species belongs to the Macrobiotus harmsworthi group, which requires a careful examination to ensure correct identification (see Kaczmarek et al. 2011 for a diagnostic key to the group). It is very similar to M. szeptyckii (see remarks above for M. szeptyckii ).