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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1175-5326
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194.
Minibiotus constellatus
Michalczyk & Kaczmarek, 2003
b [T]
Minibiotus constellatus
n. sp.
(Michalczyk & Kaczmarek 2003b)
Terra typica
:
Peru
(South
America
)
Peru
:
•
09°30′S
,
77°26′W
;
4,000 m
asl:
Type
Locality
: Ancash Region, near Huaraz, mosses on rocks.
Michalczyk & Kaczmarek (2003b)
Record numbers:
Peru
: 1;
total: 1.
Remarks:
Currently endemic to
Peru
.
Minibiotus constellatus
is very similar to
Minibiotus sidereus
(described from
Ecuador
in the same year) and these two species require careful examination to ensure a correct identification.