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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123.
Macrobiotus drakensbergi
Dastych, 1993
[T]
MacRobiotus dRakensbeRgi
sp. n. (
Dastych 1993
)
TeRRa typica
: Republic of South Africa (Africa)
Republic of South Africa:
•
28°58′S
,
29°11′E
;
1,940 m
asl
:
Type
Locality:
KwaZulu-Natal Province, Central
Drakensberg [
Drakensberg Mountains
],
Cathedral Peak area
,
Tarn Hills
, moss on rocks (basalt).
Dastych (1993)
•
29°26′S
,
29°31′E
;
1,660 m
asl
:
KwaZulu-Natal Province, Central
Drakensberg [
Drakensberg Mountains
],
Cathedral Peak area
, near
Ukhahlamba
(‘
Museum’s House’
) [
Ukahlamba Drakensberg World Heritage Site
], moss on rocks.
Dastych (1993)
Record numbers.
Republic of South Africa: 2;
total: 2.
Remarks.
This species is currently endemic to the
Republic of
South
Africa
.