Annotated zoogeography of non-marine Tardigrada. Part II: South America
Author
Kaczmarek, Łukasz
Author
Michalczyk, Łukasz
Author
Mcinnes, Sandra J.
text
Zootaxa
2015
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journal article
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10.11646/zootaxa.3923.1.1
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47.
Echiniscus testudo
(
Doyère, 1840
)
sensu
lato [T] [m]
Echiniscus
spec. (
Heinis 1914
)
Echiniscus testudo
Doy., 1840
var.
trifilis
Rahm, 1925
(
Rahm 1931
,
1932
)
Echiniscus testudo
Doy. (
Iharos 1969
)
E.
(
E.
)
testudo
(
Doy, 1840
) (
Rossi & Claps 1989
)
E. testudo
(
Garitano-Zavala 1996
)
Terra typica
:
France
(Europe)
Argentina
:
•
43°42′S
,
66°29′W
;
150 m
asl
: Chubut Province, Dique Florentino Ameghino, mosses on rocky soil (2 samples).
Rossi & Claps (1989)
•
49°20′S
,
72°53′W
;
400 m
asl
: Santa Cruz Province, El Chaltén, Hosteria Fitz Roy, lichens and mosses on soil.
Rossi & Claps (1989)
•
50°28′S
,
73°01′W
;
300 m
asl
: Santa Cruz Province, Los Glaciares National Park, Perito Moreno glacier, lichens and mosses on soil.
Rossi & Claps (1989)
Bolivia
•
16°11′S
,
68°35′W
;
3,680–4,000 m
asl
: La Paz, Cordillera de la Real de los Andes, Huarina, moorland floor, cushion moss.
Garitano-Zavala (1995
,
1996
)
Brazil
:
•
23°32′S
,
46°38′W
;
750 m
asl
: São Paulo State, neighbourhood of São Paulo, mosses.
Rahm (1931
,
1932
)
Chile
:
•
18°11′S
,
69°13′W
;
4,800 m
asl
[
4,550 m
asl]: Region XV Arica y Parinacota, Laguna La Cotacotani, leaf litter.
Iharos (1969)
•
36°36′S
,
72°06′W
;
150 m
asl
: Region VIII Biobío (Región del Biobío), neighbourhood of Chillán, mosses.
Rahm (1931
,
1932
)
•
36°48′S
,
73°01′W
; 0 m asl
: Region VIII Biobío (Región del Biobío), neighbourhood of Concepción, mosses.
Rahm (1931
,
1932
)
•
38°44′S
,
72°35′W
;
100 m
asl
: Region IX Araucania (Región de la Araucanía), neighbourhood of Temuco, mosses.
Rahm (1931
,
1932
)
•
42°37′S
,
73°49′W
;
100 m
asl
: Region X Los Lagos (Región de Los Lagos), Chiloé
Island
, mosses.
Rahm (1931
,
1932
)
•
55°03′S
,
68°09′W
; 0 m asl
: Region XII Magallanes (Región de Magallanes y de la
Antártica
Chilena), Navarino
Island
, Puerto Wualaia [Puerto Wulaia], mosses.
Rahm (1931
,
1932
)
Colombia
:
•
07°09′N
,
75°23′W
;
1,400 m
asl
: Antioquia Department, Cafetal La Camelia, mosses (
Leucobryum
sp.) and
Brachythecium stereopama
(Spruge)
(2 samples).
Heinis (1914)
,
Marcus (1936)
•
06°16′N
,
75°31′W
;
2,550 m
asl
: Antioquia Department, laguna above Medellín, hepatic (
Plagiochila ovifolia
Steph.
) on dry leaves.
Heinis (1914)
,
Marcus (1936)
•
04°24′N
,
76°12′W
;
1,600 m
asl
: Valle del Cauca Department, El Canon near El Aguacate, hepatics (
Frullania longicolla
L. & G. and
Taxilejeunea prominata
(Gottsche))
.
Heinis (1914)
,
Marcus (1936)
•
02°44′N
,
76°50′W
;
2,000 m
asl
: Cauca Department, above Tambo, moss (
Thuidium
sp.) and hepatic (
Frullania coalita
Steph.
).
Heinis (1914)
,
Marcus (1936)
Record numbers:
Argentina
: 3,
Bolivia
: 1,
Brazil
: 1,
Chile
: 6,
Colombia
: 4;
total: 15.
Remarks:
Specimens from
Columbia
were cited by
Heinis (1914)
as
Echiniscus
spec. and later attributed by
Marcus (1936)
to
E. testudo
. A very wide geographic range (
McInnes 1994a
,
Jørgensen
et al.
2007
), suggests a species complex and, therefore, all South American records should be verified.