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 188. Macrobiotus stellaris du Bois-Reymond Marcus, 1944 [T] M. stellaris sp. n. (du Bois-Reymond Marcus 1944 ) Terra typica : Brazil (South America ) Brazil : • 22°44′S , 45°35′W ; 1,650 m asl: Type Locality: São Paulo State, Campos do Jordão, mosses or aquatic plants. du Bois- Reymond Marcus (1944) Record numbers: Brazil : 1; total: 1. Remarks: This species belongs to the Macrobiotus harmsworthi group, requiring careful examination to ensure correct identification (see Kaczmarek et al. 2011 for a diagnostic key to the group). Macrobiotus stellaris is only reported from Brazil ( type locality), Turkey and Greece ( McInnes 1994a ), but Kaczmarek et al. (2012a) suggested the European reports most likely represent Macrobiotus reinhardti Michalczyk & Kaczmarek, 2003a .