Echiniscus merokensis Richters 1904
- Dataset
- Annotated zoogeography of non-marine Tardigrada. Part II: South America
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Tardigrada
- class
- Heterotardigrada
- order
- Echiniscoidea
- family
- Echiniscidae
- genus
- Echiniscus
- species
- Echiniscus merokensis
discussion
Remarks: Reports of E. merokensis exhibit a great deal of morphological variation, suggesting a species complex. Moreover, the Holarctic type locale and majority of records (Ramazzotti & Maucci 1983, McInnes 1994 a), suggests this species requires a re-examination of type material and, confirmation of the South American records.
Name
- Homonyms
- Echiniscus merokensis Richters 1904