Annotated zoogeography of non-marine Tardigrada. Part II: South America Author Kaczmarek, Łukasz Author Michalczyk, Łukasz Author Mcinnes, Sandra J. text Zootaxa 2015 3923 1 1 107 journal article 41991 10.11646/zootaxa.3923.1.1 2822ae22-53bb-45c1-b3a3-49f7b6c0fb53 1175-5326 241936 2305A96C-0A03-4524-93AA-90359893A4DD 121. Ramazzottius baumanni ( Ramazzotti, 1962a ) [T] Hypsibius ( Hypsibius ) baumanni spec. nov. ( Ramazzotti 1962a ) Hypsibius baumanni Ram. ( Iharos 1963 ) Hypsibius ( Hypsibius ) baumanni Ramazzotti, 1962 ( Ramazzotti 1964a ) Hypsibius ( Hypsibius ) baumanni ( Ramazzotti 1964b ) 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′S37°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 (1962a) 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 (1964a) 35°00′S , 70°48′W ; 720–735 m asl : Region VII Maule (Región del Maule), Los Queñes/Curicò, mosses on rocks. Ramazzotti (1964a) 39°50′S , 73°12′W ; 30 m asl : Region XIV Los Ríos (Región de Los Ríos), neighbourhood of Valdivia, mosses and lichens. Ramazzotti (1964b) 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 1994a ), the single New Zealand and Japanese ( Utsugi 1988 , 1992 ) records are probably misidentifications.