Epiperipatus brasiliensis
Species of velvet worm
Epiperipatus brasiliensis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Onychophora |
Family: | Peripatidae |
Genus: | Epiperipatus |
Species: | E. brasiliensis |
Binomial name | |
Epiperipatus brasiliensis (Bouvier, 1899) | |
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Epiperipatus brasiliensis is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family.[1] Males of this species have 29 pairs of legs;[2] females have 31 or 33.[3] This species ranges from 37 mm to 80 mm in length.[4] The type locality is in Pará, Brazil.[5] Epiperipatus vagans from Barro Colorado Island (Panama) was originally described as subspecies of Epiperipatus brasiliensis, but is now treated as a full species.[5]
References
- ^ Oliveira I. S.; Hering L. & Mayer, G. "Updated Onychophora checklist". Onychophora Website. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ^ Costa, Cristiano Sampaio; Chagas-Junior, Amazonas & Pinto-da-Rocha, Ricardo (2018-10-16). "Redescription of Epiperipatus edwardsii, and descriptions of five new species of Epiperipatus from Brazil (Onychophora: Peripatidae)". Zoologia. 35: 1–15. doi:10.3897/zoologia.35.e23366. S2CID 92601575.
- ^ Oliveira, Ivo S.; Lacorte, Gustavo A.; Fonseca, Cleusa G.; Wieloch, Alfredo H.; Mayer, Georg (2011-06-10). "Cryptic Speciation in Brazilian Epiperipatus (Onychophora: Peripatidae) Reveals an Underestimated Diversity among the Peripatid Velvet Worms". PLOS ONE. 6 (6): e19973. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0019973. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 3112143. PMID 21695250.
- ^ Monge-Nájera, Julián (1994). "Reproductive trends, habitat type and body characteristics in velvet worms (Onychophora)". Revista de Biología Tropical. 42 (3): 611–622. ISSN 2215-2075.
- ^ a b 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
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- 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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