Minibiotus sidereus Pilato, Binda & Lisi, 2003

Kaczmarek, Łukasz, Michalczyk, Łukasz & Mcinnes, Sandra J., 2015, Annotated zoogeography of non-marine Tardigrada. Part II: South America, Zootaxa 3923 (1), pp. 1-107 : 82-83

203. Minibiotus sidereus Pilato, Binda & Lisi, 2003 [T]

Minibiotus sidereus sp. n. ( Pilato et al. 2003a)

Terra typica: Ecuador (South America)

Ecuador:

• 00°22′S, 78°09′W; 4,000 m asl: Type Locality: Napo Province, Papallacta Pass, moss ( Leptodontium viticulosoides ). Pilato et al. (2003a)

• 00°35′S, 77°52′W; 1,950 m asl: Napo Province, Cosanga, moss ( Entodon abbreviatus ). Pilato et al. (2003a)

Record numbers: Ecuador: 2; total: 2.

Remarks: Currently endemic to Ecuador, Minibiotus sidereus is very similar to Minibiotus constellatus (described from Peru in the same year), and these two species require careful examination to ensure a correct identification (see remarks for M. constellatus above).