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 33. Echiniscus merokensis Richters, 1904d sensu lato [T] Echiniscus merokensis Richters, 1904 ( Maucci 1988 ) Echiniscus merokensis Richters, 1904 ( Binda & Pilato 1999b ) Terra typica : Norway (Europe) Argentina : • 39°14′S , 70°55′W ; 950 m asl : Neuquén Province, Abra Ancha, Aluminé, lichen and moss on soil (2 samples). Rossi et al. (2009) • 50°06′S , 73°18′W ; 200 m asl : Santa Cruz Province, Los Glaciares National Park, shores of Argentino Lake, near the Onelli glacier, Nothofagus forests, in the shade, mosses and lichens on trees and rocks. Maucci (1988) • 50°28′S , 73°01′W ; 300 m asl : Santa Cruz province, Los Glaciares National Park, shores of Lake Argentino , near the Perito Moreno glacier, Nothofagus forest, in the shade, mosses. Maucci (1988) • 54°17′S , 66°42′W ; 50 m asl : Tierra del Fuego Province, Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego, outskirts of Cabo San Pablo, peatmoss. Binda & Pilato (1999b) Chile : • 50°59′S , 73°00′W ; 1,200 m asl : Region XII Magallanes (Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena), Torres del Paine National Park, mosses on trees and rocks, nearly all in half sunlight. Maucci (1988) • 51°34′S , 72°36′W ; 200 m asl : Region XII Magallanes (Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena), Ultima Esperanza, near Cueva del Milodón, mosses on rocks, in sunlight. Maucci (1988) • 51°44′S , 72°30′W ; 0 m asl : Region XII Magallanes (Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena), Puerto Natales, mosses on trees and rocks. Maucci (1988) Record numbers: Argentina : 4, Chile : 3; total: 7. Remarks: Reports of E. merokensis exhibit a great deal of morphological variation, suggesting a species complex. Moreover, the Holarctic type locale and majority of records ( Ramazzotti & Maucci 1983 , McInnes 1994a ), suggests this species requires a re-examination of type material and, confirmation of the South American records.