Annotated zoogeography of non-marine Tardigrada. Part IV: Africa
Author
Kaczmarek, Łukasz
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Zootaxa
2017
2017-06-28
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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
).