Macrobiotus occidentalis Kaczmarek 2017
- Dataset
- Annotated zoogeography of non-marine Tardigrada. Part IV: Africa
- Rank
- SPECIES
- Published in
- Kaczmarek, Łukasz (2017): Annotated zoogeography of non-marine Tardigrada. Part IV: Africa. Zootaxa 4284 (1): 1-74, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4284.1.1
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Tardigrada
- class
- Eutardigrada
- order
- Parachela
- family
- Macrobiotidae
- genus
- Macrobiotus
- species
- Macrobiotus occidentalis
description
• 07 ° 47 ′ S, 15 ° 01 ′ E; 650 m asl: Uíge Province, near Carmona [Uíge], Estate at Pumba Loge, lichens. da Cunha & do Nascimento (1964) • 15 ° 01 ′ S, 13 ° 22 ′ E; 1,950 m asl: Huíla Province, Sá da Bandeira [Lubango], Boca da Humpata, lichens. da Cunha & do Nascimento (1964) Israel and Palestinian National Authority: • 31 ° 47 ′ N, 35 ° 15 ′ E; 800 m asl: Judean Mountains, Jerusalem, Olives Mt., Pater Noster church, Russians tower, wall of church, moss (Syntrichium sp.) or lichen (Xanthoria parietina). Rahm (1936) • 31 ° 46 ′ N, 35 ° 13 ′ E; 800 m asl: Undefined locality, “ Betschar bei Kilometer 22 ”, moss (Syntrichium sp.) or lichen (Xanthoria parietina). Rahm (1936) Tanzania: • 03 ° 12 ′ S, 37 ° 31 ′ E; ca. 2,500 m asl: Kilimanjaro Region, Kilimanjaro National Park, Maranda [Mandara] trail, tree line, benthos sample from river. Van Rompu et al. (1991 a) Record numbers. Angola: 2, Israel and Palestinian National Authority: 2, Tanzania: 1; total: 5.
discussion
Remarks. Macrobiotus occidentalis sensu lato is largely Holarctic (McInnes 1994), with a few southern hemisphere reports. The possibility of a species complex would indicate these African specimens should be reexamined.