Richtersius coronifer (Richters 1903) 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
- Richtersius
- species
- Richtersius coronifer
description
Macrobiotus coronifer F. Richters, 1903 (Teunissen 1938) Macrobiotus coronifer Richt. (Iharos 1978) Richtersia coronifer (Richters, 1903) (Binda & Pilato 1987) Terra typica: Svalbard (Spitsbergen) (Norway, Arctic Ocean) Algeria: • 36 ° 40 ′ N, 04 ° 36 ′ E; 1,400 m asl: Tizi Ouzou Province, Akfadou Forest. Binda & Pilato (1987) • 36 ° 38 ′ N, 05 ° 45 ′ E; 1,200 m asl: Jijel Province, M’Sid-Ech-Cheta (Texenna Pass). Binda & Pilato (1987) • 36 ° 28 ′ N, 04 ° 14 ′ E; 1,700 m asl: Tizi Ouzou Province, Massif of Djurdjura (Assouille depression). Binda & Pilato (1987) Democratic Republic of Congo: • 01 ° 24 ′ S, 29 ° 15 ′ E; 2,100 m asl: North Kivu Province, Albert National Park [Virunga National Park], “ Mayumba ” - mountain primary forest island in the plain of lava on the volcano Nyamuragira, soil. Teunissen (1938) Tunisia: • 36 ° 46 ' 36 '' N, 08 ° 42 ' 45 '' E; 784 m asl: Jendouba Governorate, Beni M'tir, urban, moss on soil. Gąsiorek et al. (2017) • 36 ° 46 ′ N, 08 ° 41 ′ E; 700 m asl: Jendouba Governorate, surroundings of Ain Draham, moss and lichen on tree (Quercus sauber). Iharos (1978) • 36 ° 44 ' 21 '' N, 08 ° 43 ' 47 '' E; 516 m asl: Jendouba Governorate, Beni M'tir, forest, moss on soil. Gąsiorek et al. (2017) Record numbers. Algeria: 3, Democratic Republic of Congo: 1, Tunisia: 3; total: 7. Remarks. This largely Holarctic distribution, appears focused in the Arctic, sub-Arctic and montane regions (McInnes 1994). African records appear restricted to northern and montane localities.