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 14. Echiniscus canadensis Murray, 1910 [T] E. canadensis ( Ramløv & Kristensen 1985 ) Terra typica : Canada ( North America) Algeria: 34°40′N , 06°11′E ; 0 m asl: Biskra Province , 30 km from Biskra , El Oued [Zeribet el Oued ]. Binda & Pilato (1987) Morocco: 33°04′N , 05°00′W ; 2,000 m asl [ 2,100 m asl]: Meknès-Tafilalet Region , near Aguelmane de Si-Ali (Col du Zad) [Aguelmame Sidi Ali Lake], scattered basalt blocks (lava field) lying on the shores of the lake, mosses on basalt blocks. Ramløv & Kristensen (1985) 30°27′N , 07°32′W ; 1,850 m asl : Souss-Massa-Drâa Region , Tizi-n-Taghatine , sparse vegetation, mosses and lichens on isolated basalt cliffs. Ramløv & Kristensen (1985) Record numbers. Algeria : 1, Morocco : 2; total: 3. Remarks. Species with a typical Holarctic distribution, widely distributed in Europe and North America ( McInnes 1994 ) (the uncertain records from Argentina need confirmation – Kaczmarek et al. 2015 ).