Oroperipatus peruvianus
Species of velvet worm
Oroperipatus peruvianus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Onychophora |
Family: | Peripatidae |
Genus: | Oroperipatus |
Species: | O. peruvianus |
Binomial name | |
Oroperipatus peruvianus Brues, 1917 | |
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Oroperipatus peruvianus is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family.[1] Males of this species have 34 pairs of legs; females have 36 or 37.[2] Female specimens range from 55 mm to 61 mm in length.[2] The type locality is in Peru.[3]
References
- ^ Oliveira, I.; Hering, L. & Mayer, G. "Updated Onychophora checklist". Onychophora Website. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ^ a b Brues, Charles T. (1917). "A new species of Peripatus from the mountains of northern Peru". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 61: 383–387 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ Oliveira, I. S.; Read, V. M. S. J.; Mayer, G. (2012). "A world checklist of Onychophora (velvet worms), with notes on nomenclature and status of names". ZooKeys (211): 1–70. Bibcode:2012ZooK..211....1O. doi:10.3897/zookeys.211.3463. PMC 3426840. PMID 22930648.
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Onychophora
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Neopatida |
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- Acanthokara
- Aethrikos
- Aktinothele
- Anoplokaros
- Austroperipatus
- Baeothele
- Centrorumis
- Cephalofovea
- Critolaus
- Dactylothele
- Diemenipatus
- Dystactotylos
- Euperipatoides
- Florelliceps
- Hylonomoipos
- Konothele
- Kumbadjena
- Lathropatus
- Leucopatus
- Leuropezos
- Mantonipatus
- Metaperipatus
- Minyplanetes
- Nodocapitus
- Occiperipatoides
- Ooperipatellus
- Ooperipatus
- Opisthopatus
- Paraperipatus
- Paropisthopatus
- Peripatoides
- aurorbis
- indigo
- kawekaensis
- morganae
- novaezealandiae
- otepoti
- suteri
- sympatrica
- taitonga
- waikaia
- Peripatopsis
- Phallocephale
- Planipapillus
- Regimitra
- Ruhbergia
- Sphenoparme
- Tasmanipatus
- Tetrameraden
- Vescerro
- Wambalana
- Uncertain
- †Antennipatus
- †Helenodora
- †Succinipatopsis
- †Tertiapatus
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