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 134. Isohypsibius franzi ( Mihelčič, 1951 ) sensu lato [T] Hypsibius franzi Mih. ( Iharos 1963 ) Hypsibius ( Isohypsibius ) ( Ramazzotti 1964b ) H. ( I. ) franzi ( Mihelčič 1972 ) Terra typica : Austria (Europe) Argentina : • 41°59′S , 71°34′W ; 300 m asl : Rio Negro Province, El Bolsón, Valley of Rio Azul, mosses on decaying tree trunks in Nothofagus dombeyi grove. Iharos (1963) • 41°59′S , 71°31′W ; 360 m asl : Rio Negro Province, El Bolsón, foot of Piltriquitron Mt., mosses under saxicolous plants on the extremely arid cliffs of promontory. Iharos (1963) • 41°59′S , 71°29′W ; 820 m asl : Rio Negro Province, El Bolsón, Piltriquitron Mt., mosses near and under Mulinum spinosum -pads. Iharos (1963) • Undefined localities cited according Mihelčič (1967) , shaded and wet, mosses and lichens on soil. Mihelčič (1972) Chile : • 32°58′S , 71°00′W ; 1,170–1,230 m asl : Region V Valparaíso (Región de Valparaíso), Cerro El Roble, leaf litter. Ramazzotti (1964b) • 33°24′S , 71°08′W ; 330 m asl : Region RM Metropolitana (Región Metropolitana de Santiago), Curacaví, mosses. Ramazzotti (1964b) Record numbers: Argentina : 4, Chile : 2; total: 6. Remarks: The considerable morphological variability ( Ramazzotti & Maucci 1983 ) and a disjunct distribution (Europe and South America , McInnes 1994a ) suggests that all examples of this taxon requires a modern taxonomic revision.