MacRobiotus MacRobiotus Annotated zoogeography of non-marine Tardigrada. Part IV: Africa Kaczmarek, Łukasz Zootaxa 2017 2017-06-28 4284 1 1 74 4c964e3a-eb49-4b5d-ae71-28c5f29aadf8 Schill, Forster, Dandekar & Wolf, 2010 Schill, Forster, Dandekar & Wolf 2010 [207,991,260,285] Eutardigrada Macrobiotidae Paramacrobiotus GBIF Animalia Parachela 54 55 Tardigrada species kenianus    MacRobiotus‘RichteRsi gRoups’1 and 2 ( Hengherr et al.2008, 2009a)   MacRobiotus‘RichteRsi gRoups’2 and 1 ( Hengherr et al.2009b)    MacRobiotus‘RichteRsi gRoups’2 and 3 ( Guidetti et al.2009)   PaRamacRobiotus kenianus sp. nov.( Schill et al.2010)    Terra typica: Kenya (Africa)  Kenya: • 00°18′S; 36°05′E; 1,800 masl: Type Locality:Nakuru County, Nakuru, moss.  Hengherr et al.(2008, 2009a, b), Guidetti et al.(2009), Schill et al.(2010) • 00°43′S; 36°26′E; 1,900 masl:Nakuru County, Naivasha, moss.  Hengherr et al.(2008, 2009a, b), Guidetti et al.(2009), Schill et al.(2010)  Record numbers.Kenya: 2; total: 2.   Remarks.This species, identified only via DNA barcoding and biophysical data, is morphologically identical to  P. richtersi( Guidetti et al.2009, Schill et al.2010). The International Commission of the Zoological Nomenclature code states, “An author, when drawing up the description of a new nominal taxon, should include comparisons with appropriate related taxa in order to assist later identification of the taxon. Namebearing typematerial should be illustrated (or a reference given to such illustration).” (http://www.nhm.ac.uk/ hosted-sites/iczn/code/index.jsp?nfv=true&booksection=appendixB). This taxon, in the absence of such illustration, remains a cryptic species identifiable only via DNA and biophysical data. Currently endemic to Kenya.