MacRobiotus ambiguus J. Murr. ( Marcus 1933 ) Dactylobiotus ambiguus ( Ramløv & Kristensen 1985 ) Terra typica Annotated zoogeography of non-marine Tardigrada. Part IV: Africa Kaczmarek, Łukasz Zootaxa 2017 2017-06-28 4284 1 1 74 6BYNC (Murray, 1907 e) Murray 1907 [207,687,1863,1888] Eutardigrada Macrobiotidae Dactylobiotus Animalia Parachela 57 58 Tardigrada species ambiguus   ?  MacRobiotus ambiguusJ. Murr. ( Marcus 1933)  Dactylobiotus ambiguus( Ramløv & Kristensen 1985)   Terra typica: Hungary(Europe)  Algeria:   •  30°32′N, 02°55′E;  350 masl: Ghardaïa Province, El Golea[  El Ménia], lakes in the oasis, on the banks of a weak saline lake, between aquatic plants.  Marcus (1933)  Morocco:  •  31°35′N, 05°36′W;   1,650 masl: Souss-Massa-Drâa Region, Todra[ Todgha] Gorge, moss from running water (source at the hotel).  Ramløv & Kristensen (1985)  •  30°53′N, 07°14′W;   1,400 masl: Souss-Massa-Drâa Region, camp at Iriri River, sludge and algae from running water.  Ramløv & Kristensen (1985)  Record numbers. Algeria: 1, Morocco: 2; total: 3.   Remarks.Distribution is largely Palaearctic or high latitude Holarctic ( McInnes 1994a).  Dactylobiotusspecies require careful analysis of both adults and eggs for confident identification (e.g. Kaczmarek et al.2012b) and, as Marcus (1933)questioned his identification because the eggs were not found and Ramløv & Kristensen (1985)make no mention of eggs, these NorthAfrican records need to be confirmed. 1671737527 El Golea & El Menia 350 30.533333 El Menia 1221 2.9166667 58 59 1 Ghardaia Province 1671737475 Todra 1650 31.583334 Gorge 1215 -5.6 Todgha 58 59 1 Souss-Massa-Draa Region 1671737530 1400 30.883333 Iriri River 1219 -7.233333 58 59 1 Souss-Massa-Draa Region