Macrobiotus occidentalis 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
- Macrobiotidae
- genus
- Macrobiotus
discussion
Remarks: Macrobiotus occidentalis sensu lato has a largely Holarctic distribution (McInnes 1994 a) but with some southern hemisphere reports, which suggests a possible species complex. The South American record requires verification.