Pseudechiniscus novaezeelandiae marinae Bartoš, 1934

Kaczmarek, Łukasz, Michalczyk, Łukasz & Mcinnes, Sandra J., 2015, Annotated zoogeography of non-marine Tardigrada. Part II: South America, Zootaxa 3923 (1), pp. 1-107 : 27-28

63. Pseudechiniscus novaezeelandiae marinae Bartoš, 1934 [T]

Pseudechiniscus novaezeelandiae forma marinae Bart. ( Marcus, 1939) Pseudechiniscus novaezeelandiae marinae Barros, 1934 (de Barros, 1942) P. novaezeelandiae (Richt.) forma marinae ( Bartos, 1934) (du Bois-Reymond Marcus 1944) Terra typica: Czech Republic (Europe)

Argentina:

• 41°59′S, 71°31′W; 350–400 m asl: Rio Negro Province, El Bolsón, foot of Piltriquitron Mt., mosses on rocks in shaded Libocedrus chilensis -Lomatia obliqua forest. Iharos (1963)

Brazil:

• 21°49′S, 49°05′W: Undefined localities in São Paulo State. Marcus (1939)

• 22°44′S, 45°35′W; 1,650 m asl: São Paulo State, Campos do Jordão, mosses or aquatic plants. du Bois-Reymond Marcus (1944)

• 23°57′S, 46°19′W; 0 m asl: São Paulo State, Santos, mosses near canal few meters from the sea. du Bois-Reymond Marcus (1944)

• 24°30′S, 48°05′W; 100 m asl: São Paulo State, Eldorado, mosses. de Barros (1942a)

Record numbers: Argentina: 1, Brazil: 4; total: 5.

Remarks: This subspecies is known from several localities in Europe, North and South America; a wide geographic range suggesting the status of this taxon should be confirmed via modern methods.