Macrobiotus neuquensis 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 : 72-73

171. Macrobiotus neuquensis Rossi, Claps & Ardohain, 2009 [T]

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

Terra typica: Argentina (South America)

Argentina:

• 36°50′S, 71°00′W; 1,500 m asl: Neuquén Province, Epulauquen Lake, mosses on soil and rock. Rossi et al. (2009) • 39°12′S, 70°55′W; 900 m asl: Neuquén Province, Aluminé, Rucachoroi Lake, moss on soil and lichen on tree (2 samples). Rossi et al. (2009)

• 39°14′S, 70°55′W; 950 m asl: Neuquén Province, Aluminé, Abra Ancha, moss on soil. Rossi et al. (2009)

• 40°07′S, 71°39′W; 700 m asl: Type Locality: Neuquén Province, Hua Hum, Junín de los Andes, mosses on soil and rock. Rossi et al. (2009)

Record numbers: Argentina: 4; total: 4.

Remarks: Currently endemic to Argentina, this species belongs to the Macrobiotus harmsworthi group, which requires a careful examination, including egg morphology, to verify identification (see Kaczmarek et al. 2011 for a diagnostic key to the group).