Annotated zoogeography of non-marine Tardigrada. Part IV: Africa
Author
Kaczmarek, Łukasz
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44.
Pseudechiniscus suillus
(
Ehrenberg, 1853
)
sensu lato
[T]
E.
aRctomys
Ehr. (
Murray 1907a
)
Echiniscus aRctomys
Ehrenbg. (
Richters 1908
)
Echiniscus suillus
Ehrenberg. (
Richters 1911
)
Pseudechiniscus suillus
(Ehr.) (
Murray 1913
)
Pseudechiniscus suillus
(Ehrenbg.)
Marcus (1928)
P. suillus
(Ehrbg.) (
Marcus 1936
)
Pseudechiniscus suillus
Ehrenberg, 1853
(
Rahm 1936
)
Pseudechiniscus suillus
(Ehrbg.)
forma Zavattarii n. (
Pardi 1941
)
Pseudechiniscus suillus
(
Ehrenberg) 1853
(da
Cunha
& do
Nascimento 1964
)
Pseudechiniscus suillus
(
Iharos 1969a
)
Pseudechiniscus suillus
Ehrbg.
(
Iharos (1978)
Pseudechiniscus suillus
(
Ramløv & Kristensen 1985
)
Pseudechiniscus suillus
(Ehrbg) (
Maucci 1993
)
Terra typica
: Switzerland (Europe)
Angola:
•
07°47′S
,
15°01′E
;
650 m
asl:
Uíge Province
, near Carmona [
Uíge
], Estate at Pumba Loge, mosses.
da
Cunha
& do
Nascimento (1964)
Cameroon:
•
04°11′N
,
09°12′E
;
1,900–1,950 m
asl:
Southwest Region
, Mount
Cameroon
National Park, Mount
Cameroon
, primeval forest, above bothy
No
. 1, moss on trees and lava.
Iharos (1969a)
Ethiopia:
•
04°03′N, 38°19′E;
1,700 m
asl:
Oromia Region, Mēga, moss (
NeckeRa
sp.) on tree (
JunipeRus
pRoceRa
).
Pardi (1941)
• Israel and Palestinian National Authority:
•
31°51′N
,
35°25′E
; -
100 m
asl
: near Jericho, St. George's Monastery, Wadi Qelt, extreme arid climate, lichen (
XanthoRia
paRietina
L.).
Rahm (1936)
Kenya:
•
00°01′S
,
37°54′E
:
Undefined locality,
British
East
Africa
[
Kenya
], moss.
Murray (1913)
Morocco:
•
32°25′N
,
05°13′W
;
1,750 m
asl
:
Meknès-Tafilalet Region
, S of
Azrou
, cedar forest, moss on limestone boulders in the forest glade.
Ramløv & Kristensen (1985)
•
31°08′N
,
07°55′W
;
1,700 m
asl
:
Tadla-Azilal Region
,
Imlil
, walnut forest, moss on limestone cliffs.
Ramløv & Kristensen (1985)
•
31°06′N
,
07°55′W
;
2,300–2,500 m
asl
:
Tadla-Azilal Region
, path to the
Jebel Toubkal
, scattered tussock vegetation, moss on basalt and mica slate.
Ramløv & Kristensen (1985)
Republic of South Africa:
•
23°50′S
,
29°59′E
;
1,450 m
asl
:
N Transvaal
[
Limpopo Province
], Woodbush [
Woodbush Forest
Reserve
].
Murray (1913)
•
26°03′S
,
27°49′E
;
1,500 m
asl
:
Gauteng Province
,
NE Usumbara.
Richters (1911)
•
29°44′S
,
22°44′E
:
Undefined locality,
Cape
Colony [
Cape Province
].
Murray (1907a
,
1913
) (
Marcus 1928
)
Tanzania:
•
03°07′S
,
37°21′E
;
ca.
4,000 m
asl
:
Kilimanjaro Region, Kilimanjaro
National Park, Barranco trail, above tree line, slow running ice covered brooklet, pH 5.5, water temperature 5°C, benthos sample
.
Van
Rompu
et al.
(1991a)
Tunisia:
•
36°46′N
,
08°41′E
;
700 m
asl
:
Jendouba Governorate
, surroundings of
Ain Draham
, moss and lichen on tree (
QueRcus
saubeR
).
Iharos (1978)
Uganda:
•
01°22′N, 32°17′E:
Undefined locality.
Murray (1907b
,
1913
)
Record numbers.
Angola
: 1,
Cameroon
: 1,
Ethiopia
: 1,
Israel
: 1,
Kenya
: 1,
Morocco
: 3,
Republic of
South
Africa
: 3,
Tanzania
: 1,
Tunisia
: 1,
Uganda
: 1;
total: 14.
Remarks.
There is confusion with some early records of
Echiniscus arctomys
(e.g.
Murray 1907a
,
b
;
Richters 1908
), which were identified as in error by
Richters (1911)
, corrected to
Echiniscus suillus
and in
Marcus (1928)
to
Pseudechiniscus suillus
. The
suillus
species complex (see:
Fontoura & Morais 2011
) was originally described from Europe (
Ehrenberg, 1853
), and requires a re-description. Other species within this complex (e.g.
P. facettalis
and
P. santomensis
Fontoura, Pilato & Lisi, 2010
) have been described from the African continent and neighbouring islands, though some descriptions (e.g.
Pardi 1941
) do not conform to the more standard definition of
P. suillus
. The presence of
P. suillus
sensu stricto
(in Africa) requires confirmation.