Echiniscus capillatus Ramazzotti, 1956

Kaczmarek, Łukasz, Michalczyk, Łukasz & Mcinnes, Sandra J., 2015, Annotated zoogeography of non-marine Tardigrada. Part II: South America, Zootaxa 3923 (1), pp. 1-107 : 14

14. Echiniscus capillatus Ramazzotti, 1956 [T]

E. (E.) capillatus Ramazzotti, 1956 ( Claps & Rossi 1981, Claps & Rossi 1984, Rossi & Claps 1989) Terra typica: Italy (Europe)

Argentina:

• 26°18′S, 65°37′W; 1,650 m asl: Tucumán Province, Hualinchay, lichens on house wall. Claps & Rossi (1984)

• 41°11′S, 71°49′W; 1,800 m asl: Rio Negro Province, Nahuel Huapi National Park, Monte Tronador, semi-wet, lichens form rocks. Claps & Rossi (1981)

• 42°42′S, 70°30′W; 500 m asl: Chubut Province, Gualjaina, dry, lichens on plant (quillimbay) and tree in the valley (2 samples). Claps & Rossi (1981)

• 43°42′S, 66°29′W; 150 m asl: Chubut Province, Dique Florentino Ameghino, mosses on rocky soil (2 samples). Rossi & Claps (1989)

• 43°53′S, 68°25′W; 250 m asl: Chubut Province, Los Altares, semi-wet, mosses and lichens on rocks (2 samples). Claps & Rossi (1981)

Record numbers: Argentina: 5; total: 5.

Remarks: The species belongs to the arctomys group and it is known from only a few localities in Europe and Argentina ( McInnes 1994a) (see also remarks to E. arctomys above).