Annotated zoogeography of non-marine Tardigrada. Part IV: Africa Author Kaczmarek, Łukasz text Zootaxa 2017 2017-06-28 4284 1 1 74 journal article 31842 10.11646/zootaxa.4284.1.1 ac866645-a8b9-45a8-8c7d-d3aff74ede70 1175-5326 1010400 1CD17B31-E3D0-4BFB-8B69-144D97949038 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.