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 46. Milnesium tardigradum Doyère, 1840 sensu lato [T] [m] M. tardigradum Doy. ( Murray 1907a , Pardi 1941 ) Arctiscon tardigradum Schrank ( Murray 1913 ) M. tardigradum Doy.? 1812 ( Marcus (1936) Milnesium tardigradum ( Franceschi 1957 ) Milnesium tardigradum Doyère 1840 (da Cunha & do Nascimento 1964 , Pilato et al. 2003) Milnesium tardigradum ( Ramløv & Kristensen 1985 ) Milnesium tardigradum Doyere, 1840 ( Middleton 2003 ) Milnesium tardigradum Doyère, 1840 ( Gąsiorek et al. 2017 ) Terra typica : France (Europe), terra neotypica : Germany (Europe) Angola: • 07°47′S , 15°01′E ; 650 m asl: Uíge Province , near Carmona [ Uíge ], Estate at Pumba Loge, mosses and lichens. da Cunha & do Nascimento (1964) • 14°55′S , 13°30′E ; 1,750 m asl : Huíla Province , surroundings of Sá da Bandeira [ Lubango ], mosses and lichens. da Cunha & do Nascimento (1964) Botswana: • 19°10′S , 23°25′E ; 950 m asl : North West District , Moremi , moss or lichen on tree or rock. Middleton (2003) • 24°25′S , 25°31′E ; 1,150 m asl : Kweneng District , Molepolole , moss or lichen on tree or rock. Middleton (2003) Democratic Republic of Congo : • 00°04′S , 29°18′E ; 1,950 m asl : North Kivu Province , outskirts of Lukanga , lichen. Pilato et al. (2003) • 01°10′S , 28°28′E ; 1,000 m asl : North Kivu Province , outskirts of Mohanga , moss ( Entodon sp.). Pilato et al. (2003) Ethiopia: • 04°03′N, 38°19′E; 1,700 m asl: Oromia Region, Mēga, moss ( Neckera sp.) on tree ( Juniperus procera ), plant no 80, lichen, former English residence, moss on tree ( Juniperus procera ) and lichen on tree (bark of Juniperus procera ) (4 samples). Pardi (1941) Israel and Palestinian National Authority: • 31°48′N , 35°06′E ; 700 m asl : Judean Mountains, Kiriath-Jearim [Kariathiarim], semi-humid climate. Rahm (1936) • 31°46′N , 35°12′E ; 750 m asl : Judean Mountains , Jerusalem , Monastery of the Cross , garden in Katamin , semi-humid climate, lichen ( Xanthoria parietina L.) on olive tree. Rahm (1936) Jordan: • 31°50′N , 36°49′E ; 500 m asl : Zarqa Governorate, Zarqa [Azarq Wetland Reserve], moss. Kaczmarek & Michalczyk (2004a) Kenya: • 00°01′S , 37°54′E : Undefined locality, British East Africa [ Kenya ], moss. Murray (1913) Lesotho: • 29°19′S , 27°29′E ; 1,550 m asl : Maseru District, Maseru , moss or lichen on tree or rock. Middleton (2003) • 29°35′S , 29°17′E ; 2,900 m asl : Thaba-Tseka District , Sani Pass , lichen on stone fence. Meyer & Hinton (2009) • 29°38′S , 27°31′E ; 1,750 m asl : Maseru District , Morija , moss or lichen on tree or rock. Middleton (2003) Morocco: • 33°31′N , 05°07′W ; 1,650 m asl : Meknès-Tafilalet Region , Ras al Ma [ Res el Ma ], mosses trees ( Cedrus ) and rocks. Séméria (1986) • 33°27′N , 05°13′W ; 1,250 m asl : Meknès-Tafilalet Region , ca. 30 [60] km S of Meknes , Azrou , lichens. Séméria (1986) • 32°25′N , 05°13′W ; 1,750 m asl : Meknès-Tafilalet Region , S of Azrou , cedar forest, mosses on limestone boulders and basalt in the forest glade (2 samples). 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) Namibia: • 20°28′S , 16°39′E ; 1,500 m asl : Otjozondjupa Region , Otjiwarongo. Marcus (1936) Republic of South Africa: • 23°03′S , 29°54′E ; 950 m asl : Limpopo Province , Louis Trihardt , moss or lichen on tree or rock. Middleton (2003) • 25°45′S , 28°11′E ; 1,300 m asl : Gauteng Province , Pretoria , moss. Murray (1913) • 29°38′S , 27°31′E [ 25°32′S , 26°05′E ]; 1,250 m asl: North West Province , Rustenberg [ Rustenburg ], moss or lichen on tree or rock. Middleton (2003) • 25°39′S , 27°10′E ; 1,300 m asl : North West Province , Rustenberg [ Rustenburg ], moss or lichen on tree or rock. Middleton (2003) • 25°58′S , 27°32′E [ 25°59′S , 27°33′E ]; 1,400 m asl: Gauteng Province , Magaliseberg [ Magaliesburg ], moss or lichen on tree or rock. Middleton (2003) • 26°18′S , 26°55′E [ 26°19′S , 26°49′E ]; 1,500 m asl: North West Province , Ventersdorp, moss or lichen on tree or rock. Middleton (2003) • 28°13′S , 31°57′E ; 350 m asl : KwaZulu-Natal Province , Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Game Park , lichen on tree ( Acacia ). Meyer & Hinton (2009) • 29°44′S , 22°44′E : Undefined locality, Cape Colony [ Cape Province ]. Murray (1907a) • 29°44′S , 30°32′E ; 750 m asl : KwaZulu-Natal Province , Tala Private Game Reserve , lichen on tree ( Acacia ). Meyer & Hinton (2009) Somalia: • 11°20′N , 49°45′E ; 2,000 m asl : Bari Region , Migiurtinia , Uar Medò mountain group [ Warmadoow ] lichen. Franceschi (1957) Tunisia: • 36°57′N , 08°45′E ; 0 m asl: Jendouba Governorate , surroundings of Tabarka. Binda & Pilato (1987) • 36°07′N , 08°30′E ; 350 m asl: Kef Governorate , road between El Kef and Sakiet, 23 km W El Kef , Qued el Kohl, scrub, sparse vegetation, with stony ground and thin layer of surface soil, soil with vegetable debris or litter under trees ( Pinus halepensis and Juniperus phoenicus ). Iharos (1978) • 36°07′N , 08°32′E ; 450 m asl: Kef Governorate , along road from El Kef and Sakiet, “strongly insolated area”, lichen on soil. Iharos (1978) • 36°22'55''N , 10°07'03''E ; 357 m asl : Zaghouan Governorate, Zaghouan , forest, moss on soil. Gąsiorek et al. (2017) Uganda: • 01°22′N, 32°17′E: Undefined locality. Murray (1913) Zimbabwe: • 20°30′S , 30°30′E [ 20°16′S , 30°56′E ]; 1,150 m asl: Masvingo Province , Great Zimbabwe , moss or lichen on tree or rock. Middleton (2003) • 20°49′S , 30°30′E [ 20°30′S , 28°26′E ]; 1,400 m asl: Matabeleland South Province , Matopos, moss or lichen on tree or rock. Middleton (2003) Record numbers. Angola : 2, Botswana : 2, Democratic Republic of Congo : 2, Ethiopia : 1, Israel and Palestinian National Authority: 3, Jordan ; 1, Kenya : 1, Lesotho : 3, Morocco : 4, Namibia : 1, Republic of South Africa: 9, Somalia : 1, Tunisia : 4, Uganda : 1, Zimbabwe : 2; total: 37. Remarks. For over 150 years Milnesium was considered to be a monotypic, highly cosmopolitan genus. However, current research recognises over twenty congeners and suggests that Milnesium tardigradum sensu stricto is confined to the Palaearctic (see: Michalczyk et al. 2012a ,b). All African reports of M. tardigradum pre-date the re-description of M. tardigradum sensu stricto ( Michalczyk et al. 2012a ,b) and therefore these records should be questioned and re-examination using modern taxonomy. Currently, there is no evidence to confirm or deny the presence of M. tardigradum s. s. in Africa, and the above list probably represents a number of different Milnesium species ( Michalczyk et al. 2012a ,b).