Annotated zoogeography of non-marine Tardigrada. Part IV: Africa
Author
Kaczmarek, Łukasz
text
Zootaxa
2017
2017-06-28
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journal article
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10.11646/zootaxa.4284.1.1
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35.
Echiniscus spiniger
Richters, 1904c
[T]
E.
spinigeR
(
Ramløv & Kristensen 1985
)
Terra typica
: Sweden (Europe)
Morocco:
•
31°08′N
,
07°55′W
;
1,700 m
asl
:
Tadla-Azilal Region
,
Imlil
, walnut forest, moss on limestone cliffs.
Ramløv & Kristensen (1985)
Record numbers.
Morocco: 1;
total: 1.
Remarks.
This species recorded from numerous European localities and single sites in Asia,
Indonesia
,
Australia
,
New Zealand
,
North
and
South
America (
McInnes 1994a
). Such a wide geographic distribution suggests a species complex or misidentifications. Nominal species should be considered Palaearctic.