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
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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