Echiniscus blumi subsp. sensu Kaczmarek, Michalczyk & Mcinnes, 2015, sensu

12. Echiniscus blumi Richters, 1903 sensu lato [T] [m]

Echiniscus blumi Richt. 1905 (Rahm 1931, 1932)

Echiniscus (Echiniscus) blumi Richters, 1903 (Ramazzotti 1962a) E. (E.) blumi (Mihelčič, 1967, Mihelčič, 1972)

E. (E.) blumi Richters, 1903 (Claps & Rossi 1981, Rossi & Claps 1989) Echiniscus blumi (Jørgensen et al. 2011)

Terra typica: Svalbard (Spitsbergen) (Norway, Arctic Ocean) Argentina:

• 41°12′S, 71°50′W; 1,000 m asl: Rio Negro Province, Tronador (Ventisqueros) [Ventisquero Negro del Cerro Tronador], mosses on dry stones in full sun, lichens on dry rocks in full sun, lichens on moist rocks below the glacier (3 samples). Mihelčič (1967)

• 41°14′S, 71°46′W; 800 m asl [850m asl]: Rio Negro Province, Parque Nacional Nahuel Huapi, Pampalinda [Pampa Linda] near Cainquenes stream, mosses on dry trees in full sun. Mihelčič (1967)

• 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; 360 m asl: Rio Negro Province, El Bolsón, foot of Piltriquitron Mt., mosses under saxicolous plants on the extremely arid cliffs of promontory. Iharos (1963)

• 42°06′S, 71°37′W; 200 m asl: Chubut Province, Puelo Lake, dry, lichens on fence posts. Claps & Rossi (1981)

• 42°50′S, 71°42′W; 500 m asl: Chubut Province, Futalaufquen Lake, dry, mosses and lichens on rocks in the mountains and trees (3 samples). Claps & Rossi (1981)

• 43°10′S, 71°36′W; 350 m asl: Chubut Province, Rio Futaleufú, dry, mosses on rocks in the forest. Claps & Rossi (1981)

• 48°47′S, 69°11′W: Undefined locality in Santa Cruz Province, Valle de la Florida, mosses on rocks and lichens on soil (2 samples). 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)

• Undefined localities cited according Mihelčič (1967), mosses and lichens on trees, soil and thin layer of leaf litter (6 samples). Mihelčič (1972)

Brazil:

• 23°32′S, 46°38′W; 750 m asl: São Paulo State, neighbourhood of São Paulo, mosses. Rahm (1931, 1932)

Chile:

• 33°25′S, 70°31′W; 800 m asl: Region RM Metropolitana (Región Metropolitana de Santiago), Santiago de Chile and vicinity, Valle de las Condes, dry soil and mosses. Rahm (1931, 1932)

• 33°29′S, 70°36′W; 550 m asl: Region RM Metropolitana (Región Metropolitana de Santiago), Santiago de Chile and vicinity, Quebrada de Macul, dry soil and mosses. Rahm (1931, 1932)

• 30°25′S – 37°45′S [34 ° 17′S, 70 ° 33′W]; 1,080 m asl: Region VI Libertador (Región del Libertador General Bernardo O ′Higgins), near Rancagua (Termas de Cauquenes, Hacienda Chacayes), 80 km on south on Santiago de Chile, steppe shrubs, mosses on rocks in sun. Ramazzotti (1962a)

• 36°48′S, 73°01′W; 0 m asl: Region VIII Biobío (Región del Biobío), neighbourhood of Concepción, mosses. Rahm (1931, 1932)

• 38°44′S, 72°35′W; 100 m asl: Region IX Araucania (Región de la Araucanía), neighbourhood of Temuco, mosses. Rahm (1931, 1932)

• 41°19′S, 72°58′W; 50 m asl: Region X Los Lagos (Región de Los Lagos), Puerto Varas and Cayutué, mosses. Rahm (1931, 1932)

• 50°59′S, 73°00′W; 1,200 m asl: Region XII Magallanes (Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena), Torres del Paine National Park, mosses on trees and rocks, nearly all in half sunlight. Maucci (1988)

• 51°02′S, 72°46′W; 100 m asl: Region XII Magallanes (Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena), near Lake Sarmiento de Gamboa, mosses on soil, in full sunlight. Maucci (1988)

• 51°34′S, 72°36′W; 200 m asl: Region XII Magallanes (Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena), Ultima Esperanza, near Cueva del Milodón, mosses on rocks, in sunlight. Maucci (1988)

• 51°34′S, 72°36′W; 200 m asl: Region XII Magallanes (Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena), Milodon Cave [Cueva del Milodón]. Jørgensen et al. (2011)

• 53°08′S, 70°54′W; 0 m asl: Region XII Magallanes (Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena), Punta Arenas, mosses on branches, in the shade. Maucci (1988)

Colombia:

• 07°09′N, 75°23′W; 1,400 m asl: Antioquia Department, Cafetal La Camelia, moss (Trichostomum raapaii Broth.). Heinis (1914)

Record numbers: Argentina: 11, Brazil: 1, Chile: 11, Colombia: 1; total: 24.

Remarks: This species is believed to be almost cosmopolitan, however, given that the locus typicus is in the Arctic, tropical (including South American) reports should be re-examined.