Annotated zoogeography of non-marine Tardigrada. Part II: South America Author Kaczmarek, Łukasz Author Michalczyk, Łukasz Author Mcinnes, Sandra J. text Zootaxa 2015 3923 1 1 107 journal article 41991 10.11646/zootaxa.3923.1.1 2822ae22-53bb-45c1-b3a3-49f7b6c0fb53 1175-5326 241936 2305A96C-0A03-4524-93AA-90359893A4DD 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.