Annotated zoogeography of non-marine Tardigrada. Part IV: Africa
Author
Kaczmarek, Łukasz
text
Zootaxa
2017
2017-06-28
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150.
Minibiotus ethelae
Claxton, 1998
Minibiotus ethelae
n. sp.
(
Claxton 1998
)
Terra typica
: Australia
Republic of South Africa:
•
23°51′S
,
31°34′E
:
Undefined
locality,
Limpopo Province
,
Kruger National Park
, lichens on dead twigs.
Claxton (1998)
•
25°05′S
,
30°27′E
;
2,250 m
asl
[
1,400 m
asl]: Transvaal [
Mpumalanga Province
], Lydenberg [Lydenburg]; lichens.
Claxton (1998)
•
25°11′S
,
30°46′E
;
1,400 m
asl
:
Mpumalanga Province
,
Hendriksdaal
,
Palmers Creek
, rock.
Claxton (1998)
•
25°14′S
,
28°30′E
;
1,500 m
asl
:
Undefined
locality,
Limpopo Province
, Rus-Te-Winter
National Reserve
[
Rust de Winter Nature Reserve
], bark of
Acacia
.
Claxton (1998)
•
28°57′S
,
29°11′E
;
1,600 m
asl
:
Natal
[
KwaZulu-Natal Province
],
Drakensberg Mountains
,
Cathedral Rock Area
,
Indumeni Forest
, moss on rock.
Claxton (1998)
Record numbers.
Republic of South Africa: 5;
total: 5.
Remarks.
This species, similar to
Minibiotus furcatus
, has not been reported outside
South
Africa
and the
type
locale (
Claxton 1998
).