Macrobiotus drakensbergi Dastych, 1993

Kaczmarek, Łukasz, 2017, Annotated zoogeography of non-marine Tardigrada. Part IV: Africa, Zootaxa 4284 (1), pp. 1-74 : 43

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4284.1.1
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:1CD17B31-E3D0-4BFB-8B69-144D97949038
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6050160
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03ED740D-323D-7E6F-FF6B-FD996EEBFC5E
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Macrobiotus drakensbergi Dastych, 1993
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123. Macrobiotus drakensbergi Dastych, 1993 View in CoL [T]

Macrobiotus drakensbergi sp. n. ( Dastych 1993)

Terra typica : Republic of South Africa (Africa)

Republic of South Africa:

• 28°58′S, 29°11′E; 1,940 m asl: Type Locality: KwaZulu-Natal Province, Central Drakensberg [ Drakensberg Mountains], Cathedral Peak area, Tarn Hills , moss on rocks (basalt). Dastych (1993) GoogleMaps

• 29°26′S, 29°31′E; 1,660 m asl: KwaZulu-Natal Province, Central Drakensberg [ Drakensberg Mountains], Cathedral Peak area, near Ukhahlamba (‘ Museum’s House’ ) [ Ukahlamba Drakensberg World Heritage Site ], moss on rocks. Dastych (1993) GoogleMaps

Record numbers. Republic of South Africa: 2; total: 2.

Remarks. This species is currently endemic to the Republic of South Africa.