Annotated zoogeography of non-marine Tardigrada. Part IV: Africa
Kaczmarek, Łukasz
Zootaxa
2017
2017-06-28
4284
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732KV
Binda & Pilato, 1972
Binda & Pilato
1972
[207,728,782,807]
Eutardigrada
Macrobiotidae
Macrobiotus
Animalia
Parachela
47
48
Tardigrada
species
persimilis
M. peRsimilis( Ramløv & Kristensen 1985) MacRobiotus peRsimilisBindae Pilato, 1971 (Binda & Pilato 1987) Terra typica: Italy (Europe) Libya: • 32°49′N, 21°51′E; 600 masl: Jabal al AkhdarDistrict, Cyrene, moss. Pilato &Pennisi (1976) • 32°29′N, 20°50′E; 350 masl: Marj District, Barce [ Marj], moss. Pilato &Pennisi (1976) Morocco: • 32°25′N, 05°13′W; 1,750 masl: Meknès-Tafilalet Region, S of Azrou, cedar forest, moss on soil and fallen branches and stems. Ramløv & Kristensen (1985) Tunisia: • 36°57′N, 08°45′E; 0 m asl: Jendouba Governorate, surroundings of Tabarka. Binda & Pilato(1987) Record numbers.Libya: 2; Morocco: 1, Tunisia: 1; total: 4.
Remarks. Macrobiotus persimilisis largely Palaearctic ( McInnes 1994) with reports from a few disjunct sites. The persimilissub-group of the hufelandigroup requires careful taxonomic identification. These reports are close to the Sicilian typelocale, though this example requires further analysis.
1671737580
[151,1156,941,963]
600
32.816666
Cyrene
1208
21.85
47
48
1
Jabal al Akhdar
1671737589
1750
32.416668
Azrou
1211
-5.2166667
47
48
1
Meknes-Tafilalet Region
1671737591
[151,1215,1125,1147]
36.95
Pilato
1184
8.75
47
48
1
Jendouba Governorate