Macrobiotus harmsworthi Murray 1907
- Dataset
- Annotated zoogeography of non-marine Tardigrada. Part II: South America
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Tardigrada
- class
- Heterotardigrada
- order
- Parachela
- family
- Macrobiotidae
- genus
- Macrobiotus
- species
- Macrobiotus harmsworthi
description
Makrobiotus harmsworthi Murray? (Richters 1911 a)
discussion
Remarks: Macrobiotus harmsworthi sensu lato is thought to have a cosmopolitan distribution (McInnes 1994 a). However, we think the presence of M. harmsworthi sensu stricto in South America should be considered dubious. Originally described from Zemlya Frantsa-Iosifa in Arctic Russia, M. harmsworthi is now considered a species group with a number of very similar species (all requiring careful taxonomic analysis of adults and egg morphology — see Kaczmarek et al. 2011 for diagnostic key). This is particularly emphasised by the presence of other group members reported from this region (e. g. M. coronatus, M. erminiae etc.). Montoya et al. (2010) examined only egg shell remains from sediments, thus those records are doubtful.
Name
- Homonyms
- Macrobiotus harmsworthi Murray 1907