Abstract
In this study, tardigrades were found in 94 samples of bryophytes which were collected from the various places of Kochi Prefecture. Among those, Isohypsibius mammillosus was first recorded from Japan. Echiniscus dreyjusi, E. fischeri, E. laterosetosus, E. reticulates, E. semifoveolatus, E. tesselatus, E. viridis, Macrobiotus hibernicus, M. occidentalis, Hypsibius convergens, H. dujaradini, H. microps, H. novemcinctus, Platicrista angustata, Itaqascon umbelinae, Diphascon pingue, D. higginsi, D. scoticum, and Ramazzottius baumanni were first recorded from the Shikoku district, Echiniscus baius, E. japonicus, Macrobiotus harmsworthi, and M. richtersi were first recorded from Kochi Prefecture.
https://ror.org/01xxp6985 
