Annotated zoogeography of non-marine Tardigrada. Part IV: Africa Author Kaczmarek, Łukasz text Zootaxa 2017 2017-06-28 4284 1 1 74 journal article 31842 10.11646/zootaxa.4284.1.1 ac866645-a8b9-45a8-8c7d-d3aff74ede70 1175-5326 1010400 1CD17B31-E3D0-4BFB-8B69-144D97949038 13. Echiniscus blumi Richters, 1903 [T] [m] Echiniscus blumi ( Ramløv & Kristensen 1985 ) Echiniscus ( Echiniscus ) blumi Richters, 1903 ( Séméria 1986 ) Terra typica : Svalbard (Spitsbergen) Israel and Palestinian National Authority: 31°42′N , 35°12′E ; 800 m asl : Judean Mountains , Bethlehem , steppe, semi-arid climate, moss ( BRyum sp.) on rock. Rahm (1936) Libya: 32°29′N , 20°50′E ; 350 m asl : Marj District , Barce [ Marj ], moss. Pilato & Pennisi (1976) Morocco: 33°31′N , 05°07′W ; 1,650 m asl : Meknès-Tafilalet Region , Ras al Ma [ Res el Ma ], mosses and lichens on trees ( CedRus ) and rocks. Séméria (1986) 33°27′N , 05°13′W ; 1,250 m asl : Meknès-Tafilalet Region , ca. 30 [60] km S of Meknes , Azrou , mosses and lichens. Séméria (1986) 33°04′N , 05°00′W ; 2,000 m asl [ 2,100 m asl]: Meknès-Tafilalet Region , near Aguelmane de Si-Ali (Col du Zad) [Aguelmame Sidi Ali lake], scattered basalt blocks (lava field) lying on the shores of the lake, mosses on basalt blocks. Ramløv & Kristensen (1985) 32°25′N , 05°13′W ; 1,750 m asl : Meknès-Tafilalet Region , S of Azrou , cedar forest, moss on basalt boulders in the forest glade. Ramløv & Kristensen (1985) 31°06′N , 07°55′W ; 2,300–2,500 m asl : Tadla-Azilal Region , path to the Jebel Toubkal , scattered tussock vegetation, moss on basalt and mica slate. Ramløv & Kristensen (1985) 30°27′N , 07°32′W ; 1,850 m asl : Souss-Massa-Drâa Region , Tizi-n-Taghatine , sparse vegetation, mosses and lichens on isolated basalt cliffs. Ramløv & Kristensen (1985) Tunisia: 36°46′N , 08°41′E ; 650 m asl : Jendouba Governorate , surroundings of Ain Draham [ Ayn Drahim ]. Binda & Pilato (1987) Record numbers. Israel and Palestinian National Authority: 1, Libya : 1, Morocco : 6, Tunisia : 1; total: 9. Remarks. This species is believed to be almost cosmopolitan, however, the locus typicus is in the Arctic and most of the records are from the Northern Hemisphere (Europe and North America) ( McInnes 1994 ). Echiniscus blumi should perhaps be considered Holarctic, with records from other parts of the world requiring confirmation ( Kaczmarek et al. 2015 ).