Ramazzottius oberhaeuseri subsp. sensu
- Dataset
- Annotated zoogeography of non-marine Tardigrada. Part II: South America
- Rank
- SUBSPECIES
- Published in
- Kaczmarek, Łukasz, Michalczyk, Łukasz, Mcinnes, Sandra J. (2015): Annotated zoogeography of non-marine Tardigrada. Part II: South America. Zootaxa 3923 (1): 1-107, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3923.1.1
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Tardigrada
- class
- Heterotardigrada
- order
- Parachela
- family
- Hypsibiidae
- genus
- Ramazzottius
description
Macrobiotus oberhäuseri Doy. (Richters 1908 a) Makrobiotus oberhäuseri var. granulatus mihi (Richters 1911 a)
discussion
Remarks: Ramazzottius oberhaeuseri is a species complex with a cosmopolitan distribution (McInnes 1994 a, see also Pilato et al. 2013). Recent papers have begun to identify individual species (see: Degma et al. 2009 – 2014) but most require eggs to be present (see Biserov 1998 for a diagnostic key to the genus). The South American records probably indicate one or more new species, which require further study.