Ramazzottius baumanni

Kaczmarek, Łukasz, Michalczyk, Łukasz & Mcinnes, Sandra J., 2015, Annotated zoogeography of non-marine Tardigrada. Part II: South America, Zootaxa 3923 (1), pp. 1-107 : 50-52

121. Ramazzottius baumanni ( Ramazzotti , 1962 a) [T]

Hypsibius (Hypsibius) baumanni spec. nov. ( Ramazzotti 1962 a) Hypsibius baumanni Ram. ( Iharos 1963)

Hypsibius (Hypsibius) baumanni Ramazzotti, 1962 ( Ramazzotti 1964 a)

Hypsibius (Hypsibius) baumanni ( Ramazzotti 1964 b)

H. (H.) baumanni Ramazzotti, 1962 ( Claps & Rossi 1981)

H. baumanni Ramazzotti, 1962 ( Claps & Rossi 1984)

Hypsibius baumanni Ramazzotti, 1962 ( Claps & Rossi 1988, Maucci 1988)

Ramazzottius baumanni (Ramazzotti) ( Claps & Rossi 1997)

Terra typica: Chile (South America)

Argentina:

• 23 ° 36 ′S, 65 °04′W; 2,000 m asl: Jujuy Province, Departamento Santa Bárbara, lichens in a vineyard. Claps & Rossi (1984)

• 24 ° 44 ′S, 65 ° 29 ′W; 1,350 m asl: Salta Province, San Lorenzo, lichens on tree in the mountains. Claps & Rossi (1984)

• 24 ° 45 ′S, 65 ° 28 ′W; 1,300 m asl: Salta Province, road from Salta to San Lorenzo, lichens on tree. Claps & Rossi (1984)

• 24 ° 55 ′S, 64 °09′W; 400 m asl: Salta Province, road from Las Lajitas to J.V. González, lichens on tree in the mountains. Claps & Rossi (1984)

• 25 ° 38 ′S, 65 ° 39 ′W; 1,250 m asl: Salta Province, road from Cafayate to Salta, lichens on tree in the mountains. Claps & Rossi (1984)

• 31 ° 43 ′S, 60 ° 20 ′W; 50 m asl: Entre Ríos Province, Parque General San Martín, lichens on tree. Claps & Rossi (1988)

• 39 ° 12 ′S, 70 ° 55 ′W; 900 m asl: Neuquén Province, Aluminé, Rucachoroi Lake, lichen on tree. Rossi et al. (2009)

• 39 ° 25 ′S, 71 ° 17 ′W; 1,000 m asl: Neuquén Province, Aluminé, Quillén Lake, lichen on tree. Rossi et al. (2009)

• 40 °07′S, 71 ° 39 ′W; 700 m asl: Neuquén Province, Hua Hum, Junín de los Andes, mosses on soil and rock. Rossi et al. (2009)

• 40 ° 13 ′S, 66 ° 57 ′W: Undefined locality in Rio Negro Province, Arroyo La Cascada, very wet, mosses on soil on the shore. Claps & Rossi (1981)

• 41 °08′S, 71 ° 20 ′W; 950 m asl: Rio Negro Province, Cerro Runge, dry, lichen ( Ramalina sp.) on tree. Claps & Rossi (1981)

• 41 ° 13 ′S, 71 ° 30 ′W; 2,250 m asl: Rio Negro Province, Nahuel Huapí National Park, Cerro Catedral, very wet, mosses on soil, semi-wet lichens on Nothofagus sp. roots, semi-wet lichen ( Peltigera sp.) on tree ( Nothofagus sp.), semi-wet lichens on tree ( Nothofagus sp.) (6 samples). Claps & Rossi (1981)

• 41 ° 59 ′S, 71 ° 31 ′W; 360 m asl: Rio Negro Province, El Bolsón, foot of Piltriquitron Mt., mosses on dry ledge. Iharos (1963)

• 41 ° 59 ′S, 71 ° 31 ′W; 370 m asl: Rio Negro Province, El Bolsón, foot of Piltriquitron Mt., slope above Pampa Azcona, mosses on soil of shrubby area. Iharos (1963)

• 41 ° 59 ′S, 71 ° 31 ′W; 380 m asl: Rio Negro Province, El Bolsón, Piltriquitron Mt., mosses on soil in valley of brook in shaded Libocedrus chilensis forest. Iharos (1963)

• 41 ° 59 ′S, 71 ° 30 ′W; 500 m asl: Rio Negro Province, El Bolsón, Piltriquitron Mt., mosses on stones in sunny clearing. Iharos (1963)

• 43 ° 10 ′S, 71 ° 45 ′W; 350 m asl: Chubut Province, Los Cipreses, mosses on tree in the forest. Rossi & Claps (1989)

• 50 °06′S, 73 ° 20 ′W; 200 m asl: Santa Cruz Province, Los Glaciares National Park, Bahia Onelli, lichens on tree. Rossi & Claps (1989)

• 50 °06′S, 73 ° 18 ′W; 200 m asl: Santa Cruz Province, Los Glaciares National Park, shores of Argentino Lake, near the Onelli glacier, Nothofagus forests, in the shade, mosses and lichens on trees and rocks. Maucci (1988)

• 50 ° 18 ′S, 72 ° 48 ′W; 200 m asl: Santa Cruz Province, shores of Argentino Lake, La Bandera [Puerto Bandera] near El Calafate, lichens on rocks, in full sunlight. Maucci (1988)

Chile:

• 30 ° 25 ′S – 37 ° 45 ′S [30 ° 40 ′S, 71 ° 41 ′W]; 620 m asl: Type Locality: Region IV Coquimbo (Región de Coquimbo), Fray Jorge, ca. 420 km on north of Santiago de Chile, temperate rainforest, surrounded by steppe, mosses and lichens on tree ( Aextoxicom punctatum ). Ramazzotti (1962 a)

• 33 °04′S, 70 ° 57 ′W; 1,100 m asl: Region RM Metropolitana (Región Metropolitana de Santiago), near Tiltil, leaf litter ( Drymis winteri var. chiloense ). Ramazzotti (1964 a)

• 35 °00′S, 70 ° 48 ′W; 720–735 m asl: Region VII Maule (Región del Maule), Los Queñes/Curicò, mosses on rocks. Ramazzotti (1964 a)

• 39 ° 50 ′S, 73 ° 12 ′W; 30 m asl: Region XIV Los Ríos (Región de Los Ríos), neighbourhood of Valdivia, mosses and lichens. Ramazzotti (1964 b)

Uruguay:

• 30 ° 57 ′S, 57 ° 31 ′W; 50 m asl: Salto Department, Termas del Arapey, mosses or lichens on rocks, trees or posts or aquatic macrophytes. Claps & Rossi (1997)

• 31 °03′S, 57 ° 38 ′W; 50 m asl: Salto Department, Arroyo Palomas, mosses or lichens on rocks, trees or posts or aquatic macrophytes. Claps & Rossi (1997)

• 32 ° 31 ′S, 55 ° 46 ′W: Undefined locality, Cañada Cousillas, mosses or lichens on rocks, trees or posts or aquatic macrophytes. Claps & Rossi (1997)

• 34 ° 25 ′S, 57 ° 44 ′W; 50 m asl: Colonia Department, Riachuelo, mosses or lichens on rocks, trees or posts or aquatic macrophytes. Claps & Rossi (1997)

Record numbers: Argentina: 20, Chile: 4, Uruguay: 4; total: 28.

Remarks: This species appears to have a Neotropic-Nearctic distribution ( McInnes 1994 a), the single New Zealand and Japanese ( Utsugi 1988, 1992) records are probably misidentifications.