Dactylobiotus dispar ( Murray, 1907f )

Kaczmarek, Łukasz, Michalczyk, Łukasz & Mcinnes, Sandra J., 2015, Annotated zoogeography of non-marine Tardigrada. Part II: South America, Zootaxa 3923 (1), pp. 1-107 : 89

215. Dactylobiotus dispar ( Murray, 1907f) sensu lato [F]

Macrobiotus dispar, Murray (Murray 1910)

Dactylobiotus dispar (J. Murray, 1907) ( Rossi & Claps 1989)

Terra typica: Hungary (Europe)

Argentina:

• 23°55′S, 65°28′W; 2,100 m asl: Jujuy Province, Laguna de Volcán, sample of Potamogeton striatus Ruiz & Pavón. Claps & Rossi (1984)

• 31°39′S, 64°59′W; 1,050 m asl: Córdoba Province, Toro Muerto, sample of Potamogeton af. berteroanus. Rossi & Claps (1991)

• 34°56′S, 58°04′W; 0 m asl: Buenos Aires Province, Arroyo Rodríguez, plankton sample. Rossi & Claps (1991)

• 35°01′S, 57°32′W; 0 m asl: Buenos Aires Province, Rio de la Plata coast (Punta Atalaya) on Eryngium pandanifolium Cham & Schlecht. Rossi & Claps (1991)

• 35°25′S, 57°13′W; 0 m asl: Buenos Aires Province, Rincón de Noario, sample of Potamogeton sp.. Rossi & Claps (1991)

• 37°20′S, 59°08′W; 200 m asl: Buenos Aires Province, lagoon in Tandil (Lago del Fuerte), sample of Potamogeton ferrugineus Hagström. Rossi & Claps (1991)

• 40°46′S, 71°39′W; 800 m asl: Rio Negro [Neuquén Province], Laguna Selva Triste [Laguna Verde], sample of Potamogeton linguatus Hagst .. Claps & Rossi (1989)

Record numbers: Argentina: 7; total: 7.

Remarks: This species was indicated as present in South America by Murray (1910, species distribution tables) but without specific localities or references. Dacylobiotus species require careful analysis of adults and eggs (e.g. Kaczmarek et al. 2012b). This species has a largely Holarctic distribution ( McInnes 1994a), so these reports require further investigation.