Echiniscoides horningi Miller & Kristensen, 1999

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183. Echiniscoides horningi Miller & Kristensen, 1999

Echiniscoides horningi sp. nov. ( Miller & Kristensen 1999)

Terra typica : Pacific Ocean ( Macquarie Island, sub-Antarctic)

Pacific Ocean:

• 54°30′S, 158°52′E; 0 m bsl: [FAO81] Type Locality: sub-Antarctic, Macquarie Island, W coast of N tip of the island, supralittoral zone, lichen Caloplaca subjected to heavy sea spray. Miller & Kristensen (1999)

Record numbers (Sea/Ocean classification): Pacific Ocean: 1; total: 1.

Record numbers (FAO classification): FAO81: 1; total: 1.

Remarks: Known only from the type locality, this species is probably closely related to E. travei , E. s. porphyrae and E. s. verrucariae , which are also known from similar habitats in the sub-Antarctic.