Richtersius coronifer Kaczmarek 2017, sensu lato

• Main Author: Kaczmarek, Łukasz
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Animalia; Tardigrada; Eutardigrada; Parachela; Macrobiotidae; Richtersius; Richtersius coronifer; Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Svalbard; Norway; Forest Island; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: https://zenodo.org/record/6050241; https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6050241

162. Richtersius coronifer (Richters, 1903) sensu lato [T] MacRobiotus coRonifeR F. Richters, 1903 (Teunissen 1938) MacRobiotus coRonifeR Richt. (Iharos 1978) RichteRsia coRonifeR (Richters, 1903) (Binda & Pilato 1987) Terra typica: Svalbard (Spitsbergen) (Norway, Arctic Ocean) Algeria: • 36°40′N, 04°36′E; 1,400 m asl: Tizi Ouzou Province, Akfadou Forest. Binda & Pilato (1987) • 36°38′N, 05°45′E; 1,200 m asl: Jijel Province, M’Sid-Ech-Cheta (Texenna Pass). Binda & Pilato (1987) • 36°28′N, 04°14′E; 1,700 m asl: Tizi Ouzou Province, Massif of Djurdjura (Assouille depression). Binda & Pilato (1987) Democratic Republic of Congo: • 01°24′S, 29°15′E; 2,100 m asl: North Kivu Province, Albert National Park [Virunga National Park], “ Mayumba ” - mountain primary forest island in the plain of lava on the volcano Nyamuragira, soil. Teunissen (1938) Tunisia: • 36°46'36''N, 08°42'45''E; 784 m asl: Jendouba Governorate, Beni M'tir, urban, moss on soil. Gąsiorek et al. (2017) • 36°46′N, 08°41′E; 700 m asl: Jendouba Governorate, surroundings of Ain Draham, moss and lichen on tree (QueRcus saubeR). Iharos (1978) • 36°44'21''N, 08°43'47''E; 516 m asl: Jendouba Governorate, Beni M'tir, forest, moss on soil. Gąsiorek et al. (2017) Record numbers. Algeria: 3, Democratic Republic of Congo: 1, Tunisia: 3; total: 7. Remarks. This largely Holarctic distribution, appears focused in the Arctic, sub-Arctic and montane regions (McInnes 1994). African records appear restricted to northern and montane localities. Published as part of Kaczmarek, Łukasz, 2017, Annotated zoogeography of non-marine Tardigrada. Part IV: Africa, pp. 1-74 in Zootaxa 4284 (1) on page 58, DOI:10.11646/zootaxa.4284.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/1010400