Macrobiotus ovostriatus Pilato & Patane 1998

175. Macrobiotus ovostriatus Pilato & Patanè, 1998 [T] Macrobiotus ovostriatus sp. n. (Pilato & Patanè 1998) Terra typica: Argentina (South America) Argentina: • 54 ° 17 ′S, 66 ° 42 ′W; 50 m asl: Type Locality: Tierra del Fuego Province, Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego, Peninsula Mitre, Cabo...

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Main Authors: Kaczmarek, Łukasz, Michalczyk, Łukasz, Mcinnes, Sandra J.
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Published: 2015
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Online Access:https://zenodo.org/record/5688166
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5688166
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Summary:175. Macrobiotus ovostriatus Pilato & Patanè, 1998 [T] Macrobiotus ovostriatus sp. n. (Pilato & Patanè 1998) Terra typica: Argentina (South America) Argentina: • 54 ° 17 ′S, 66 ° 42 ′W; 50 m asl: Type Locality: Tierra del Fuego Province, Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego, Peninsula Mitre, Cabo San Pablo, moss and lichen. Pilato & Patanè (1998) • 54 ° 47 ′S, 68 ° 16 ′W; 100 m asl: Tierra del Fuego Province, Peninsula Mitre, Rio Pipo. Pilato & Patanè (1998) Record numbers: Argentina: 2; total: 2. Remarks: This species belongs to the Macrobiotus harmsworthi group, which requires a careful examination to ensure correct identification (see Kaczmarek et al. 2011 for a diagnostic key to the group). Currently, Macrobiotus ovostriatus has been reported from Tierra del Fuego and an egg from sub-Antarctic South Georgia. Published as part of Kaczmarek, Łukasz, Michalczyk, Łukasz & Mcinnes, Sandra J., 2015, Annotated zoogeography of non-marine Tardigrada. Part II: South America, pp. 1-107 in Zootaxa 3923 (1) on page 74, DOI:10.11646/zootaxa.3923.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/241936