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 10.11646/zootaxa.3923.1.1 2822ae22-53bb-45c1-b3a3-49f7b6c0fb53 1175-5326 241936 2305A96C-0A03-4524-93AA-90359893A4DD 36. Echiniscus ollantaytamboensis Nickel, Miller & Marley, 2001 [T] Echiniscus ollantaytamboensis nov. sp. ( Nickel et al. 2001 ) Terra typica : Peru (South America ) Peru : • 13°08′24′′S , 72°10′12′′W ; 2,300 m asl [ 13 ° 15′S , 72 ° 16′W ; 2,850 m asl]: Type Locality : Cusco Region, Ollantaytambo, lichen on stonewall. Nickel et al. (2001) • 13°25′S , 71°51′W , 3,000 m asl : Cusco Region, Pisac near Cusco, mixed mosses and lichens on rock. Kaczmarek et al. (2014b) • 15°50′S , 70°01′W ; 2,600 m asl [ 3,850 m asl]: Puno Region, Puno, lichen. Michalczyk & Kaczmarek (2006a) Record numbers: Peru : 3; total: 3. Remarks: The species belongs to a Neotropical and Antarctic bigranulatus group and can easily be mistaken for other members of the group (Michalczyk & Kaczmarek 2006a, 2007). It is currently endemic to Peru . See also remarks to E. bigranulatus above.