Echiniscus bigranulatus Richters, 1908

Rossi, Gustavo, Claps, Maria & Ardohain, Diego, 2009, Tardigrades from northwestern Patagonia (Neuquén Province, Argentina) with the description of three new species, Zootaxa 2095, pp. 21-36 : 23

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.187610
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6216099
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scientific name	Echiniscus bigranulatus Richters, 1908
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This species exhibits a restricted distribution, consisting of South and Central America according to Michalczyk & Kaczmarek (2006), with it being widely distributed in Argentina (in the provinces of Buenos Aires, Misiones, Corrientes, Entre Ríos, Tucumán, Salta, Río Negro, Santa Cruz, and Tierra del Fuego) ( Claps et al., 2008). Previously in a review of tardigrade distribution, McInnes (1994) cited its presence in Europe, Africa, Indonesia, and New Zealand.