Annotated zoogeography of non-marine Tardigrada. Part II: South America Author Kaczmarek, Łukasz Author Michalczyk, Łukasz Author Mcinnes, Sandra J. text Zootaxa 2015 3923 1 1 107 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.3923.1.1 2822ae22-53bb-45c1-b3a3-49f7b6c0fb53 1175-5326 241936 2305A96C-0A03-4524-93AA-90359893A4DD 180. Macrobiotus porteri Rahm, 1931 [T] Macrobiotus porteri spec. nov. ( Rahm 1931 , 1932 ) M. porter ( Mihelčič 1972 ) Terra typica : Chile (South America ) Argentina Undefined localities cited according Mihelčič (1967) , dry mosses and lichens on soil in full sun. Mihelčič (1972) Chile : 33°20′S , 70°36′W ; 1,400 m asl : Type Locality : Region RM Metropolitana (Región Metropolitana de Santiago), Santiago de Chile and vicinity, Manquehue Mt., dry mosses. Rahm (1931 , 1932 ) 33°29′S , 70°36′W ; 550 m asl : Type Locality : Region RM Metropolitana (Región Metropolitana de Santiago), Santiago de Chile and vicinity, Quebrada de Macul, dry mosses. Rahm (1931 , 1932 ) Record numbers: Argentina : 1, Chile : 2; total: 3. Remarks: Species with an imprecise diagnosis, currently endemic to South America .