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
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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
.