Macrobiotus stellaris

Kaczmarek, Łukasz, Michalczyk, Łukasz & Mcinnes, Sandra J., 2015, Annotated zoogeography of non-marine Tardigrada. Part II: South America, Zootaxa 3923 (1), pp. 1-107 : 77

188. Macrobiotus stellaris du Bois-Reymond Marcus, 1944 [T]

M. stellaris sp. n. (du Bois-Reymond Marcus 1944)

Terra typica: Brazil (South America)

Brazil:

• 22°44′S, 45°35′W; 1,650 m asl: Type Locality: São Paulo State, Campos do Jordão, mosses or aquatic plants. du Bois- Reymond Marcus (1944)

Record numbers: Brazil: 1; total: 1.

Remarks: This species belongs to the Macrobiotus harmsworthi group, requiring careful examination to ensure correct identification (see Kaczmarek et al. 2011 for a diagnostic key to the group). Macrobiotus stellaris is only reported from Brazil (type locality), Turkey and Greece ( McInnes 1994a), but Kaczmarek et al. (2012a) suggested the European reports most likely represent Macrobiotus reinhardti Michalczyk & Kaczmarek, 2003a .