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 10. Echiniscus bigranulatus Richters, 1908 sensu lato [T] [m] Echiniscus bigRanulatus Richters . ( Heinis 1928 ) Echiniscus bigRanulatus ( Iharos 1969a ) Echiniscus bigRanulatus Richters, 1907 ( Middleton 2003 ) Terra typica : Argentina ( South America) Botswana: • 24°25′S , 25°31′E ; 1,150 m asl : Kweneng District , Molepolole , lichen on tree. Middleton (2003) Cameroon: • 04°57′N , 09°56′E ; 800 m asl : Littoral Region , Kongsamba [ Nkongsamba ], moss on tree. Iharos (1969a) Republic of South Africa: • 30°34′S, 22°56′E: Undefined locality. Heinis (1928) Record numbers. Botswana : 1, Cameroon : 1, Republic of South Africa : 1; total: 3. Remarks. This bona fide species belongs to the Neotropical and Antarctic bigranulatus group but is easily mistaken for other siblings (see: Michalczyk & Kaczmarek 2006a , 2007 ). All records prior to 2006 require confirmation, while the three uncertain records from Africa require re-examination and confirmation.